Car wheels have a circular center, called the rim, with a rubber tire around the rim. The wheel rim shown to the right has a circumference of 50.3 inches. The tire adds another 4.5 inches to the diameter of the wheel. 1. What is the diameter of the rim? 2. What is the circumference of the wheel? 3. By what percent is the circumference of the wheel greater than the circumference of the

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Car wheels have a circular center, called the rim,
with a rubber tire around the rim. The wheel rim
shown to the right has a circumference of 50.3
inches. The tire adds another 4.5 inches to the
diameter of the wheel.
M
PARALE
1. What is the diameter of the rim?
2. What is the circumference of the wheel?
3. By what percent is the circumference of the wheel greater than the circumference of the
rim?
Transcribed Image Text:Car wheels have a circular center, called the rim, with a rubber tire around the rim. The wheel rim shown to the right has a circumference of 50.3 inches. The tire adds another 4.5 inches to the diameter of the wheel. M PARALE 1. What is the diameter of the rim? 2. What is the circumference of the wheel? 3. By what percent is the circumference of the wheel greater than the circumference of the rim?
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