Question

The Ferris wheel shown makes 19 revolutions per ride.How far would someone travel during one ride? round your final answer to the nearest whole number.use 3.15 for pie

Answer 1

`C=5,369\text{ ft}`

Explanation:

Since the Ferris wheel makes 19 revolutions per ride. The circumference to find the distance a rider travels in 1 revolution is given as:

`\begin{gathered} C=\pi d \\ \text{where,} \\ d=\text{ diameter} \end{gathered}`

For 19 revolution and a diameter of 90 feet:

`\begin{gathered} C=19\pi d \\ C=19\cdot(3.14)(90) \\ C=5369.4\text{ft} \\ \text{Round to the nearest whole number}\colon \\ C=5,369\text{ ft} \end{gathered}`