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A person riding a ferris wheel travels once around the wheel, a distance of 168 feet, in 30 seconds. what is the average speed of the rider in feet per second? round to the nearest tenth. the average speed
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A person riding a ferris wheel travels once around the wheel, a distance of 168 feet, in 30 seconds. what is the average speed of the rider in feet per second? round to the nearest tenth. the average speed of a rider is feet per second.

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(168)/(30) = (x)/(1)

Cross-multiply


30x=168

Divide 30 on each side to get
x=5.6 .

The average speed of a rider is 5.6 fps
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