Question

The carousel in st Augustine park has a diameter of 36 ft each ride last 3 minutes and the speed of the carousel is 3.8 revolutions per minute what is the maximum distance riders travel in one full ride round to the nearest hundred

Answer 1

1289.31 feet

Explanation:

One full ride has 3 minutes of duration, and the speed of the carousel is 3.8 revolutions per minute, therefore one full ride takes 3.8*3 = 11.4 revolutions.

If the diameter of the carousel is 36 feet, its circunference is pi*36 feet long.

In each revolution of the carousel, it travels the length of its circunference, that is, pi*36 feet.

If one full ride has 11.4 revolutions, the total distance travelled by the rider is 11.4 * pi * 36 = 1289.31 feet