Question

The tires on your bicycle have a radius of 8 inches. How many rotations does each tire make when you travel 700 feet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

First, we want to convert 700 feet to inches:700 feet (12 inches/ft) = 8400 inchesWe know that the diameter is 16 inches, so the circumference is 16π inches or 50.3 inches.We can divide 8400/50.3 to get about 167.1 rotations.