SOLUTION: If a runner takes x steps in running y feet, then how many steps does he take to run one mile?
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Question 1098610: If a runner takes x steps in running y feet, then how many steps does he take to run one mile?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, solver91311:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a runner takes x steps in running y feet, then how many steps does he take to run one mile?
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1 mile = 5280 feet
1 step = y feet
x = 5280/y
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 5280 feet in a statute mile, so a mile has 
pieces that are 
feet long. Each of these pieces requires 
steps, so:
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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