Question

A street that is 572 ft long is covered in snow. City workers are using a snowplow to clear the street. A tire on the snowplow has to turn 44 times

in traveling the length of the street. What is the diameter of the tire?

Use the value 3.14 for 17. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Do not round any intermediate steps.

Answer 1

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Answer:

4.1 feet

Explanation:

The circumference of the tire is given by ...

C = πd

44 times this is 572 feet, so we have ...

44(πd) = 572

d = 572/(44×3.14) ≈ 4.1 . . . . feet

The diameter of the tire is about 4.1 feet.