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1. 8 people fit into a 4x4 foot area. Estimate the size of a crowd that is 7 feet deep and 1

mile long on both sides of the street.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

1 mile is 5280 ft

7 x 5280 = 36960 ft^2 for EACH side of the street = 73 920 ft^2 total

4x 4 = 16 ft^2 8ppl / 16 ft^2 = 1 /2 ppl/ft^2

73920 ft^2 * 1/2 ppl / ft^2 = 36 960 people

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