A person has a measuring wheel that records the distance the wheel is rolled along the ground. The circumference of the wheel is one yard. If the wheel is pushed half a mile, how many times will the wheel go around (1mi=5280 ft)?
circumference = 3 feet
5280 / 3 = ?
Then divide by two for half a mile
40.82
To find out how many times the wheel goes around, we need to calculate the total distance in yards covered by the wheel and then divide it by the circumference of the wheel.
First, let's convert half a mile to feet:
1 mile = 5280 feet
So, half a mile = 5280 feet / 2 = 2640 feet.
Since the measuring wheel records the distance in yards, we need to convert feet to yards:
1 yard = 3 feet
So, 2640 feet = 2640 feet / 3 = 880 yards.
Now, let's calculate how many times the wheel goes around:
Wheel circumference = 1 yard
Total distance covered by the wheel = 880 yards.
Number of times the wheel goes around = Total distance covered / Wheel circumference.
Number of times the wheel goes around = 880 yards / 1 yard.
Therefore, the wheel goes around 880 times when pushed half a mile.