The number of people in the crowd will be 21,120 people
<h2>Further Explanation:
</h2><h3>Area </h3>
- Area is a measure of how much space is occupied by a given shape.
- Area of a substance is determined by the type of shape in question.
From the question;
The parade route is 1 mile long.
People have lined up 5 feet deep on the two sides of the street.
The ratio is 2.5 square feet per person
Therefore;
Parade route = 1 mile
But;
There are 5280 feet in 1 mile
1 mile = 5280 m
Hence;
Parade route = 5280 m
People have lined up 5 feet deep on both sides of the street, therefore;
They are lined 10 feet deep
Total lined area = Length of the parade multiplied by the width lined up
Thus;
Total line up area = 5280 ft x 10 ft
= 52800 square feet
But;
The ratio is 2.5 square feet per person,
Hence;
The number of people in the crowd =The total lined up area divided by the ratio per person
= 52800/2.5
= 21,120 people
Keywords: Area, Number of people in the crowd, total line up area
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Level: Middle school
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Mathematical operations (application)
