SOLUTION: 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)?

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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)?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are +5280+ ft in a mile
5' 9" is +5.75+ ft
Let +x+ = number of clones that equal 26 mi
+5.75x+=+26%2A5280+
+5.75x+=+137280+
+x+=+23874.78+
It will take 23,875 clones
10,000 would be short by
13,875