Question

Shawn is coasting down a 500 cm long ramp on his inline skates. The wheels on his incline skates 32 cm in circumference. How many rotations does each wheel make while Shawn is coasting down the ramp. Round your answer to the nearest rotation.

Answer 1

It should be 16 rotations

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

16 rotations

500/32 = 15.625

15.625 rounded = 16

Therefore, the answer is 16 rotations.

Why:

500 and 32 are both given to you in distance. By divided 500 by 32 will give you how many times the shorter distance can fit into the longer distance. This will then give you the amount of rotations in the greater distance.

Once you have the answer, it asks for you to round to the nearest rotation. 15.625 rounds to 16 because 6 is in the tenths place. And we all know a number 5 or greater rounds up. So, 16 is the correct answer.