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Are there more square inches in a piece of carpet 15 yards by 5 yards or feet in a 20 mile walk?
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Feet in a 20 mile walk.There are 105,600 feet in a 20 mile walk, but only 97,200 square inches in a piece of carpet 15 yards by 5 yards.
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Bit difficult for me, i was always taught the metric system!
I thought it was a trick! There are only 2 feet walking the 20 miles!
Was easily answered in a few seconds without a calculator or pen and paper.
I know that 36x36 = 1296 sq. inches / sq. yard, which is almost the same as the number of feet in a quarter mile (1320). 5x15 = 75 and 4x20 = 80, so there are more feet in 20 miles.
I know that 36x36 = 1296 sq. inches / sq. yard, which is almost the same as the number of feet in a quarter mile (1320). 5x15 = 75 and 4x20 = 80, so there are more feet in 20 miles.
Ah, that's just arithmetic. If you're willing to put in the work, you should get the answer.
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