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A wheel with a circumference of 3 inches is rotating at 5 rotations per minute. What is the distance the wheel travels in one minute.

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If circumference is 3 inches and wheel rotate 5 times per minute to get the distance traveled per minute we have to multiply 3 inches times 5
3inches*5=15inches - its the result
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