Question

A Ferris wheel has 16 seats and a diameter of 60 feet. The wheel lets off the passengers in one seat, and then

revolves until the next seat is at the platform. Approximately how far does each seat travel in this time? Round
to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: Each seat on the Ferris wheel travels approximately 11.8 feet.

Explanation:

The formula for the circumference of a circle is C = πd, where C represents the circumference and d represents the diameter.

Given that the diameter of the Ferris wheel is 60 feet, we can calculate the circumference:

C = π * 60

C ≈ 3.14 * 60

C ≈ 188.4 feet

Now, we divide the circumference by the number of seats to find out approximately how far each seat travels:

Distance traveled by each seat = Circumference / Number of seats

Distance traveled by each seat ≈ 188.4 / 16

Distance traveled by each seat ≈ 11.775 feet

Rounding to the nearest tenth, each seat on the Ferris wheel travels approximately 11.8 feet.