Acircular plate has a diameter of
10 inches. an ant walking along the
edge makes 2 revolutions in 4 minutes.
approximately how many inches does
the ant travel in one minute? round
your answer to the nearest tenth of
an inch.

ANSWER

15.7 inches

EXPLANATION

The circular plate has a diameter of 10 inches.

The radius is

The circumference of the circular plate is

We substitute the value of r to get,

If the an makes 2 revolutions in 4 minutes, then in 1 minute it will make

half revolution.

But 1 revolution is 31 .42

Therefore half revolution is 15.7 inches to the nearest tenth.

0.85 or 85%

step-by-step explanation:

1) divide 23 by 27

2) round the decimal to the nearest 10

3) so your answer would be 0.85 or 85%