First of all, let's convert all the measures to the same unit: 4 feet are 48 inches.
Now, as the wheel turns, there is a proportion between the angle and the distance travelled: for example, when the car moves forward a whole circumference, the angle will be 360°. Conversely, if the wheel turns 180°, then the car will move forward a distance which is half the circumference of the wheel, and so on.
Since the radius is 16 inches, the circumference will be
So, we have the following proportion:
that you can read as: "if an angle of 360 corresponds to a distance travelled of 
, then the unknown angle x corresponds to a distance travelled of 48 inches.
Solving for x, we have
Given
We have to set the restraint
because a square root is non-negative, and thus it can't equal a negative number. With this in mind, we can square both sides:
The solutions to this equation are 7 and -2. Recalling that we can only accept solutions greater than or equal to -1, 7 is a feasible solution, while -2 is extraneous.
Similarly, we have
So, we have to impose
Squaring both sides, we have
The solutions to this equation are 5 and 10. Since we only accept solutions greater than or equal to 7, 10 is a feasible solution, while 5 is extraneous.
The original price is $30 because 40% off of 12 = 30
Answer:
544
Step-by-step explanation:
