Sammy has a hamster, Chipper. In Chipper's cage is a hamster wheel with a diameter of 6 inches and it takes 3 seconds to make a full revolution. The wheel has a little dented spot from when Sammy dropped it once. When the dent on the wheel reaches the top, it is 6.5 inches above the floor of the cage. Sammy is timing the revolutions of the wheel. If the dent reaches the top at the 8 second mark, at what second will it be. 5 inches above the floor of the cage?

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Zoey Myers

5 June, 05:32

Sammy has a hamster, Chipper. In Chipper's cage is a hamster wheel with a diameter of 6 inches and it takes 3 seconds to make a full revolution. The wheel has a little dented spot from when Sammy dropped it once. When the dent on the wheel reaches the top, it is 6.5 inches above the floor of the cage. Sammy is timing the revolutions of the wheel. If the dent reaches the top at the 8 second mark, at what second will it be. 5 inches above the floor of the cage?

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Jonathan Lin · Answer 1

If One full revolution is 8 seconds when the dent is 6.5 inches above floor and the dent at the bottom is 0.5 inches above floor, the answer will be half a revolution or 4 seconds when the dent is at the bottom ...