The first Ferris wheel, designed by George Ferris was built in 1893 in Paris. France. It had a diameter of 76 m. About how far would you travel in 8 turns of this wheel?

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Jacob Sims
Nov 12, 2015

Aprroximately #1909.12 " meters".#

Explanation:

To find the distance around a circle, you need to find the circumference. The formula is #C = dpi# This means that the circumference is equal to the diameter times #pi#. The approximate value for #pi# is #3.14#, although it's an irrational, never ending number.

The Ferris wheel has a diameter of #76 " meters"#. We can plug that into our formula along with the #3.14# for #pi#. Our formula is #C=76 *3.14#. We can do the simple math and return that #C = 238.64#. That means that this Ferris wheel is #238.64 " meters"#.

Now that we know the distance around the circle, we simply multiple by #8#. #8 * 238.64 = 1909.12#.

We can conclude that 8 turns of the this Ferris wheel would take you approximately #1909.12 " meters."#

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