A tractor tire has a radius of 24 inches. If the tire rotates one time around, about how many inches

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    A tractor tire has a radius of 24 inches. If the tire rotates one time around, about how many inches of ground will it cover? Use 3.14 for pi.

    A tractor tire is a circle. We want the circumference, which is the distance around the tire.
    C = 2pir
    C = 2(3.1415)24
    C ~ 150.8
     

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