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The spoke of a wheel reaches from the center of the wheel to its room if the circumference of the rim of the wheel is 42 inches how long is each spoke

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The circumference of a circle is πdYou know the circumference of the rim of the wheel is 48 in.
so to find the (d) you divide 48÷3.14=15.29 inches. As the spoke goes from the center to its rim, it it is the radius, which is half of the diameter.15.29/2 is
B) 7.64 inches.
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