# Pre Calculus

If you are riding on a Ferris wheel that is 60 feet tall and it takes 5 minutes to make a one revolution, what is your linear velocity?

A. 0.62 feet per second
B. 0.31 feet per second
C. 37.68 feet per second
D. 3.14 feet per second
E. 9.42 feet per second

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1. pi*60/5 * 1/60
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2. I am acutally doing this in Algebra 2 the answer is A, 0.62 ft

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