Calculating the speed of an object

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Homework Statement


If the radius of a merry-go-round is 11 meters, and it takes 15 seconds to go around once, what is the speed of an atom at the outer rim?

Homework Equations


C = 2 [tex]\pi[/tex] r
v = m / s

The Attempt at a Solution



C = 3.14 * 22
(gives distance traveled, 1 trip)
Multiply by 2 (i.e. 2 trips as indicated by problem)
divide by the time, 15s
Answer was told to be wrong, I thought it rather simple, did I make a calculation error somewhere?
 
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Nal101 said:

Homework Statement


and it takes 15 seconds to go around once


so what is the time period? What is the angular velocity when you get that?
 
Nal101 said:
Multiply by 2 (i.e. 2 trips as indicated by problem)
Where does it say this?