The diameter of a truck’s tire is 50 inches. How far down the road will the tire travel if it makes one full turn? (Use 3.14 for π and round your answer to the nearest inch).
This question is essentially asking you what the circumference of the wheel is, since after a full turn all of the circle will have touched the road once. The formula for the circumference of a circle is [tex]\pi d[/tex], where d is the diameter, meaning that the circumference of this tire is 50*3.14=157 inches. Hope this helps!
