A a ferris wheel has a diameter of 100ft. The passengers ride in cars that make 5 revolutions in 7.5 minutes. Approximately how far does a car on the Ferris wheel travel in 1 minute
To find out how far a car on the Ferris wheel travels in 1 minute, we need to calculate the circumference of the wheel.
The circumference of a circle can be found using the formula:
Circumference = π * Diameter
where π (pi) is approximately equal to 3.14159.
Given that the diameter of the Ferris wheel is 100ft, we can calculate the circumference as follows:
Circumference = 3.14159 * 100ft
Circumference ≈ 314.159ft
Since the passengers make 5 revolutions in 7.5 minutes, we can find out how far they travel in 1 minute by dividing the circumference by the number of minutes it takes for 5 revolutions:
Distance in 1 minute = Circumference / (Number of revolutions in 7.5 minutes)
Distance in 1 minute = 314.159ft / 5
Distance in 1 minute ≈ 62.832ft
Therefore, a car on the Ferris wheel travels approximately 62.832ft in 1 minute.