53 students made the team, meaning that 17 got cut. If you want me to explain how I got to the answer, please leave a comment or send me a message. Hope this helped!
the distance from the top car to the bottom car is equal to the diameter of the wheel. The diameter is 40 m, and that is twice the radius. The radius of the Ferris wheel is (40 m)/2 = 20 m.
