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A mountain climber climbed 15,840 feet on her way to the summit of a mountain. How many miles did she climb

someone please tell me what I have to do

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Convert 15,840 into miles: so when you convert feet into miles, you get 3 miles so she climbed 3 miles!
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1 mile equals 5,280 feet. So you divide 15,840 by 5,280. And you should get 3. Hope this helps :)
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