Jeremy walked 2.5 miles there are 5280 ft in 1 mile how many feet did he walk?

Answer 1

Hello!

So for every 1 mile there are 5280 feet.

So when Jeremy walks his first mile, that's 5280 feet and then he walks his second mile, which is another 5280 feet and then he walk another half mile which would be 5280(1/2) feet. To put this in an equation:

2.5 miles x 5280 feet = 13,200 feet

1 1 mile

You want miles to cancel so that's why you put feet in the numerator (top) and miles in the denominator. When you multiply your units your miles will cancel since (miles/miles) = 1.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Note that since 5280 ft = 1 mile, then (5280 ft)/( 1 mile) = 1 and (1 mile)/(5280 ft) = 1

2.5 miles = 2.5 miles x (1) = 2.5 miles x (5280 ft/ mile) {note that the miles cancel out} =2.5*5280 ft = ....