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The Giant Wheel is a 180-foot tall ferris wheel located in Woodman Park in Davenport, Iowa. It is 165-foot wide, weighs 180 tons, and has a maximum capacity of 320 people. On June 17, 2015, there was a power outage at Woodman Park and as a result, several park guests had to be manually released from the rides. The Giant Wheel Wheel was the most difficult for the park employees to release riders from, because, with no power, the wheel had to be manually cranked to get the passengers to the ground. It took the rescue team about 75 minutes before the final passenger was released from The Giant Wheel after the power went out. What was the linear speed in feet per minute that the team had to crank the wheel?

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