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The radius of the front wheel of Paul's

bike is 56cm.
Paul goes for a cycle and travels
75.1km.
How many full revolutions did Paul's
front wheel complete?

User JiTHiN
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Answer: Paul's front wheel completed 21,147 full revolutions.

Explanation:

The distance traveled by the bike is equal to the circumference of the front wheel times the number of revolutions made by the wheel. The circumference C of a circle is given by the formula C = 2πr, where r is the radius of the circle.

In this case, the radius of the front wheel is 56 cm, so its circumference is:

C = 2πr = 2π(56 cm) ≈ 351.86 cm

To convert the distance traveled by Paul from kilometers to centimeters, we multiply by 100,000:

distance = 75.1 km = 75,100,000 cm

The number of full revolutions N made by the front wheel is therefore:

N = distance / C = 75,100,000 cm / 351.86 cm ≈ 213,470.2

However, we need to round down to the nearest integer since the wheel cannot complete a fractional revolution. Therefore:

N = 21,147

Therefore, Paul's front wheel completed 21,147 full revolutions.

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