A contractor is paving 1 mile 201.25 yards of a county road. How long is this portion of the road in feet and inches?
1 answer:
A contractor is paving 1 mile 201.25 yards of a county road
Given distance is 1 mile and 201.25 yards
First we will convert 1 mile in feet.
1 mile = 5280 feet
Now we will convert 201.25 yards in feet
1 yard = 3 ft
201.25 yards = feet
So total distance in feet is = 5280+603.75 = 5883.75 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
0.75 feet = inches
This is 5883 feet and 9 inches.
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