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a mountain bike tire completes 20 revoultions and travels 136 feet. round to the nearest inch, what is the diameter of the bikes tire? use 3.14 for pi

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Answer:

d=26

Explanation:

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To the nearest inch, the diameter of the tire is 26 inches.

The bike traveled 136 feet in 20 revolutions. First we want to convert this to inches.

136 ft * 12 in/ft = 1632 inches.

Next we find how many inches it travels in 1 revolution:
1632/20 = 81.6 inches

The distance around the tire is called the circumference, and the formula for circumference is
C=πd

Our circumference is 81.6 and π is 3.14:
81.6 = 3.14d

Divide both sides by 3.14:
81.6/3.14 = 3.14d/3.14
26 = d
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