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Sila jogged 12 kilometers today and wants to know how far she traveled in feet. What error did Sila make while converting from kilometers to feet? StartFraction 12 kilometers Over 1 EndFraction times StartFraction 0. 62 miles Over 1 kilometer EndFraction times StartFraction 5280 feet Over 1 mile EndFraction = 392,832 feet Sila put a wrong number in her calculator when multiplying the numerators. Sila’s first fraction should be StartFraction 1 kilometer Over 0. 62 miles EndFraction. Sila’s last fraction should be StartFraction 1 mile Over 5280 feet EndFraction. Sila forgot to divide by 0. 62.

User Pete Duncanson
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Answer:

umm i'm not rly sure what's going on here...but here's how i'd do it

Explanation:

3280.84x12=39370.08 which is about 3,9370 feet.

to double check let's do an algebraic expression

1/3280.84=x/12 cross multiply

x(1)=3280.84(12) simplify

x=39370.08

hope that helped.

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