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1953 AHSME Problem 10

The number of revolutions of a wheel, with fixed center and with an outside diameter of 6 feet, required to cause a point on the rim to go one mile is:

\textbf{(A)}\ 880 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{440}{\pi} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{880}{\pi} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 440\pi\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}


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