A Ferris wheel was built for an exposition. It held 2100 people, had diameter of 251 ft, and took 25 minutes to make one revolution. Find the linear velocity in ft/sec for a person riding this wheel. The linear velocity is ft/sec. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)

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A Ferris wheel was built for an exposition. It held 2100 people, had a diameter of 251 ft, and took 25 minutes to make one revolution. Find the linear velocity in ft/sec for a person riding this wheel.
The linear velocity is ft/sec.
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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