Question

1. Runners in the Peachtree Road Race lineup for 3.5 mile to start the race. If each person needs 2.5

square feet of space, approximately how many people are there if the road is 60 feet wide?

Answer 1

380160 people

Explanation:

Given

the length of the road=3.5 mile =3 × 5280 ft

( 1 mile = 5280 ft). = 15840 ft

the width of the road= 60 ft

now calculate the area of the road

the area of the road= length × width

= 15840×60

==950400 square ft

each person needs 2.5 square ft of space

=> 2.5 square ft is needed by 1 person

=>1 square ft is needed by 1/2.5 person

=> 950400 square ft is needed by (1/2.5)(950400)

==380160

so,

total people= 950400/2.5

==380160