Question

Mark McGuire hit 70 home runs in the 1998 season. Given that there are 4 bases & 90 feet between each base, how many miles did he run that season just from home runs?​

Answer 1

Answer:

4.8 or about 5 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to solve this problem, you must first multiply the 4 bases × 90 feet to get how much feet he runs in 1 home run. 4 × 90= 360 feet. Then you must multiply 360 feet × 70 homeruns, this will give you how many feet he ran in 70 homeruns. Your answer will be 25,200 feet. Now, there are 5,280 feet in one mile, so you must divide 25,200 by 5,280. Using a calculator, my answer was 4.7727272727. I then rounded it up to 4.8 miles, or about 5 miles.