SOLUTION: . How many times must a person walk around a football field in order to walk a mile? The dimensions of a football field are 360 feet by 160 feet. One mile is 5,280 feet.

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Question 1056480: . How many times must a person walk around a football field in order to walk a mile? The dimensions of a football field are 360 feet by 160 feet. One mile is 5,280 feet.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The circumference is:
+C+=+2%2A360+%2B+2%2A160+
+C+=+720+%2B+320+
+C+=+1040+
Let +n+ = the number of times you must
walk around the field
+1040n+=+5280+
+n+=+5280%2F1040+
+n+=+5.077+
You must walk around 5.077 times