SOLUTION: Jose ran 12,000 feet at his track meet in 140 minutes. How many yards did he run?

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Question 801873: Jose ran 12,000 feet at his track meet in 140 minutes. How many yards did he run?
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, wilft1:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 feet = 1 yard
12,000 feet/3 = 4,000 yards.
Hope this helps.
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Answer by wilft1(217) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 feet in a yard
12,000 feet divided by 3 = 4000 yards
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he ran a little more than 2 miles in 140 minutes? thats 2 hours 20 minutes. most people could WALK that distance faster than 140 minutes