Introduction to Circumference

Multiple Choice

Find the distance each wheel travels. The circumference of a wagon wheel is 25 inches. The wheel makes 4 complete rotations.

• 100 inches
• 75 inches
• 50 inches
• 125 inches

Multiple Choice

Find the distance each wheel travels. The diameter of a bike wheel is 27 inches. The wheel makes 15 complete rotations.

• 120.0π inches
• 126.0π inches or approximately 396.0 inches
• 150.0 inches
• 300.0 inches

Multiple Choice

Find the distance each wheel travels. The radius of a skateboard wheel is 2.6 centimeters. The wheel makes 100 complete rotations.

• 1800 cm
• 2000 cm
• 1500 cm
• 1634 cm

Open Ended

The wheels on Kiran's bike are 64 inches in circumference. How many times do the wheels rotate if Kiran rides 300 yards? Provide your answer with an explanation.

Multiple Choice

Jada’s bike wheels have a diameter of 20 inches. How far does she travel if the wheels rotate 37 times?

• 1800 inches
• 2324.71 inches
• 3000 inches
• 1500 inches

Multiple Choice

Lin’s bike travels 100 meters when her wheels rotate 55 times. What is the circumference of her wheels?

• 1.500 meters
• 2.200 meters
• 0.900 meters
• 1.818 meters

Multiple Choice

A coin rolls a distance of 33 cm in 5 rotations. Which coin is it?

• penny

• nickel

• dime

• quarter

Multiple Choice

A quarter makes 8 rotations. How far did it roll?

• 75.12 cm
• 60.32 cm
• 45.76 cm
• 30.64 cm

Multiple Choice

A dime rolls 41.8 cm. How many rotations did it make?

• 7.39
• 3.67
• 9.45
• 5.12

Multiple Choice

Diego has a glue stick with a diameter of 0.7 inches. He sets it down 3.5 inches away from the edge of the table, but it rolls onto the floor. How many rotations did the glue stick make before it fell off of the table?

• 1.59
• 2.34
• 0.75
• 3.10