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The radius of a car wheel is 3 inches. how far will the car travel in 10 revolutions of the wheel?

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the distance traveled is the circumference

each revolution travels the circumference


circumferece=2 times pi times radius
if radius=3 then
circumfrence=2pi3=6pi inches

in 10 revolutions it travels 6pi times 10 or 60pi inches
that is about 188.5 inches

it travels 60pi in or about 188.5 in
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