Question

one day Bob kept track of how far he walked during the day. If he walked 6000 feet in one day, how many miles would he walk in one week ? (nearest hundredth of a mile)

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we must remember our conversions: 7 days = 1 week, 1 mile = 5280 feet. If Bob walked 6000 feet in one day, to find the number of feet he walked in a week, we must multiply this value by 7 (because there are 7 days in a week).

6000 * 7 = 42,000

Then, we must divide this amount by 5,280 to find out how many miles Bob walked in the week (because there are 5, 280 feet in one mile).

42,000/5,280 = 7.954545454

However, the question asks us to round to the nearest hundredth of a mile, which means two decimal places.

7.95454 rounds to 7.95 when rounded to the hundredths place, because 4 is less than 5 so we round down.

Therefore, Bob walks 7.95 in one week.

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