Question 26
HardOriginal questionA car's wheel has a diameter of 70 cm. How many revolutions does each wheel make per minute when the car moves at 66 km/h? Take .
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
One revolution = circumference = cm.
66 km/ cm per hour = 1,10,000 cm per minute.
Revolutions per minute = .
Worth noting
1,000 uses cm per turn, 250 takes 70 cm as the radius (440 cm per turn), and 30,000 is revolutions per HOUR.
- Concept
- Revolutions = distance ÷ circumference, with unit conversion
- Typical timeTypical
- 115 s
- Your timeYours
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