If a mile is 5280 ft. long and a yard contains 3 ft. , how many yards are there in a mile?
2006-09-06 11:27:01 · 8 answers · asked by Rick 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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2006-09-06 11:33:42 · update #1
5280/3 = 1760 yards
Doug
2006-09-06 11:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,fellow Rick !! Divide 5280 (no. of feet per mile) by 3 (no. of feet per yard) to calculate the number of yards in a mile. (1760)
2006-09-06 18:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Ricvee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a problem like this remember you can always multiply by one. Since a yard = 3 feet, 1 yard/3 feet is 1. Anything divided by something it is equal to will be 1. So
5280 feet * 1 yard/3 feet ... let's see, feet cancels feet
5280/3 yards!!
2006-09-06 18:34:52 · answer #3 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1760
2006-09-06 18:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5280 divided by 3 equals 1,760.
2006-09-06 18:35:30 · answer #5 · answered by confizzled 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious?
(5280ft) x (1yd/3ft)=1760 yards
2006-09-06 18:31:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,760 yards in a mile
2006-09-06 18:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by Brandy U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1760yards
2006-09-06 19:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋