document.write( "Question 505595: if a person was 5'9\" tall, and he had 10,000 clones, how any of these clones, laying down end to end, would it take to stretch an entire marathon (26 miles)? \n" ); document.write( "

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There are $\"+5280+\"$ ft in a mile
\n" ); document.write( "5' 9\" is $\"+5.75+\"$ ft
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+x+\"$ = number of clones that equal 26 mi
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5.75x+=+26%2A5280+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5.75x+=+137280+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+23874.78+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "It will take 23,875 clones
\n" ); document.write( "10,000 would be short by
\n" ); document.write( "13,875 \n" ); document.write( "

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