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Which is greater? 640 feet or 0.5 miles?

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Turn 640 feet into miles. one foot = 0.000189394 mile so
640 x 0.000189394 = .1212 miles

Now compare 0.1212 to 0.5
0.1212 < 0.5
0.1212 is less than 0.5 so 0.5 is greater
User Aaron McMillin
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0.5 mile is greater than 640 feet

half a mile is 2640 feet
User RobinCominotto
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