The world's tallest Ferris wheel is the High Roller in Las Vegas, NV. It has a radius of about 79 m If the ride time is 8 minutes (480 s), then how many revolutions does the wheel make and how many radians has it rotated?

The world's tallest Ferris wheel is the High Roller in Las Vegas, NV. It has a radius of about 79 m If the ride time is 8 minutes (480 s), then how many revolutions does the wheel make and how many radians has it rotated?

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The world's tallest Ferris wheel is the High Roller in Las Vegas, NV.
It has a radius of about 79 m

If the ride time is 8 minutes (480 s), then how many revolutions does the wheel make and how many radians has it rotated?

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