Question

The original Ferris wheel introduced at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago had a diameter of 250 feet. What is the closest distance a person who rode this wheel travelled in one complete revoulution
Ms. Sue
C = pi * d

C = 3.14 * 250

C = ?

Circumference probably equals about 785 or 760 Ft
1,962.5 ft is the answer
It should be 750 - 790 feet

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