Question

Julie and her brother go to Atlanta to ride the SkyView Ferris wheel. It measures 200 feet in diameter.

A)I want to know the distance around the Ferris Wheel. Would I use Circumference or Area?

B)What is the formula needed to solve this problem?Look in your notes!

C)What is the distance traveled in one rotation? Explain how you used the formula to solve the problem.

Answer 1

628.32 feet

Explanation:

The SkyView Ferris wheel is 200 feet in diameter.

A) The distance around the Ferris wheel would be the Circumference of

the Ferris Wheel.

B) The formula for circumference is given by

circumference =
`\pi` × diameter

C) the distance traveled in one rotation is the length of the circumference

given by circumference =
`\pi` × diameter

∴ circumference = 3.14159 × 200 feet = 628.32 feet.