Question

Shawn is coasting down a 500cm long ramp on his inline skates. The wheel on his inline skates is 32 cm in circumference.

How many rotations does each wheel make while Shawn is coasting down the ramp?
Round your answer to the nearest rotation

Answer 1

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532

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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:  

The length of the ramp that Shawn is coasting down on his inline skates = 500 cm

The circumference of the wheel of his inline skates = 32 cm

To find:

The no. of rotations each of the wheel will make while Shawn is coasting down the ramp

Solution:

We know that the distance covered by the wheel of the inline skates of Shawn in 1 rotation will be equal to the circumference of the circular wheel.

Let "n" be the required no. of rotations made by the wheel while covering a distance of 500 cm.

So, we can form the eq. as

The distance covered by the wheels of the skates = n × [Circumference of the wheel ]

we will now substitute the given values

⇒ 500 = n × 32

⇒ n =  

⇒ n =  15.625

we will take the final answer after rounding off to its nearest rotation

⇒ n ≈ 16

Thus, each wheel will make 16 rotations approximately while Shawn is coasting down the ramp.