Question

Shannon's bicycle travels 50 feet for every 3 pedal turn. How many pedal turns are needed to travel one mile (1 mile=5280 feet)?

Answer 1

Shannon's bicycle travels 50 feet for 3 pedal turn

He travels

`50ft=3\text{ pedal turn}`

Converting 1 mile to feet

`1\text{mile}=5280ft`

The number of pedal turns needed to travel a mile is

`\begin{gathered} 50ft=3\text{ pedal turn} \\ For\text{ 1mile (5280ft)=}(5280*3)/(50)=3168\text{ pedal turns} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the answer is 3168 pedal turns