SOLUTION: joan bought a garden hose from the hardware store. the hose measured 50 meters in length. which measurement is closest to the lenghth of the hose, in feet?

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Question 271024: joan bought a garden hose from the hardware store. the hose measured 50 meters in length. which measurement is closest to the lenghth of the hose, in feet?
Found 3 solutions by rfer, drk, solver91311:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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50*40/12=167 ft

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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technically 1 meter = 39 inches, however, we could say 3 feet.
50 meters * 3 feet / 1 meter = 150 feet.
50 meters * 39 in / 1 meter * 1 ft / 12 in. = 162.5 feet
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Just depends on your conversion factor.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wow! That is some garden hose. One meter is roughly 3.28 feet, so 50 meters is just a touch over 164 feet. I've never seen a garden hose longer than 100 feet.

John