The Giant wheel stands 136ft. tall. The diameter of the wheel is 128 ft.  It has 36 cabins and six people to a cabin, and the most people the ride can hold is 216 people at one time. It can hold 2,045 people per hour.

          Q:   If you would want to paint the giant wheel at Cedar Point and you need to buy 30 gallons of paint and
                 paint cost $7.95 how much will you spend?

          A:   $178.50

          Q:   If you want to make another giant wheel and you need to find the circumference of the original wheel at
                 cedar point?

          A:   C = 472.04 ft.

Q:   If you were to get on the giant wheel at cedar point and the diameter is 136ft. and you go around 3
       times. How far will you travel?

A:   1281.12 ft.

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