1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 45

A wheel with a rubber tire has an outside diameter of $25$ in. When the radius has been decreased a quarter of an inch, the number of revolutions in one mile will:

$\text{(A)}\ \text{be increased about }2\% \qquad \\ \text{(B)}\ \text{be increased about }1\%  \\ \text{(C)}\ \text{be increased about }20\%\qquad \\ \text{(D)}\ \text{be increased about }\frac{1}{2}\%\qquad \\ \text{(E)}\ \text{remain the same}$

Solution

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