Description
The Northern Tier bicycle tour route from Anacortes, Washington, to Bar Harbor, Maine, is a 4,264.5 miles long. How many more revolutions over the entire route will a 16-inch diameter wheel on a bike trailer complete when compared with a 27-inch diameter wheel on a bicycle? Please show work and explain your process step by step and the reason why you took those steps.
Also... What's a revolution? I know I've heard of the American Revolution in my History class.. But I'm not sure in math...
Explanation & Answer
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First we will calculate the circumference of both wheels.since the distance covered by one complete revolution is equivalent to the circumference of the wheel involved
circumference=πd
1st wheel= 3.142*16=50.2655 inches
2nd wheel=3.142*27= 84.8230 inches
Now we find out how many revolution each wheel makes.
But first we convert the miles to inches
1 mile= 63,360 inches
therefore 4,264.5 miles will be equal to 270,198,720 inches
Next we find how many revolution each wheel goes.
1st wheel= 270,198,720/50.2655=5,375,430.86212= 5,375,431(rounded off to the nearest whole number)
2nd wheel= 270,198,720/84.8230=3,185,441.68445=3,185,442(rounded off to the nearest whole number)
The 16 inch will will make (5,375,431-3,185,442)
=2189989 revolutions
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