Question

You are going to drive 480 miles today at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. Thus you are going to drive for a total of 8 hours. The diameter of the wheels on your car (including tires) is 25 inches. Thus each wheel is going to turn a total of ___ times today.

I have tried everything. Can somebody please show me how to do this problem.

Answer 1

how many feet is 480 miles?
how many feet is the circumference of the tire (PI*D)

number turns=feet driven/circumference