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The wheel of a car has an outer radius of 25 cm. Calculate: a) how far the car has travelled after one complete turn of the wheel, b) how many times the wheel turns for a journey of 1 km.

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Distance travelled after one complete turn of the wheel is the circumference of the wheel CC which is given by:

C=2πrC=2 \pi r

Replace rr with 2525

C=2π×25=157 cmC=2 \pi \times 25=\color{#4257b2}157\ \text{cm}

b)

The number of wheel turns is the quotient of the total distance travelled and the distance travelled after one complete turn of the wheel

For a journey of 1 km\mathrm{km}, convert from km to cm by multiplying by 100000

Number of turns is

100000157=636.94637 turns\frac{100000}{157}=636.94 \approx \color{#4257b2}637\ \text{turns}

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