Question

A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 50 feet has 30 equally spaced passenger cars. What is the length of the arc between the centerline of two consecutive cars? Use the value π = 3.14, and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

Find the whole circumference, 3.14 • 50, then divide by 30 and round as asked.

5.2 feet