Question

There is a piece of gum stuck to Jamie's bicycle tire. If the tire has a diameter of 30 inches, how far does the piece of gum travel in 48° of rotation?

Answer 1

first work out the circumference of the wheel = pi * d.
Then, as there are 360 degrees in a circle, multiply the circumference by 48/360.

Answer 2

The circumference is 94.2 right?

Answer 3

yes 94.25

Answer 4

94.25 * 48
--------
360

Answer 5

12.56?

Answer 6

or if you want the answer i terms of pi

its 30 pi * 48/360

Answer 7

yes or 4 pi

Answer 8

Okay thank you!

Answer 9

yw