Question

A horse walks 4,224 feet in 12 minutes. At this rate, how many yards does the horse walk in 12 minutes?

Answer 1

The horse walks 1,408 yards in 12 minutes.

Explanation:

To convert feet to yards, you can use the fact that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet. Therefore, to find out how many yards the horse walks in 4,224 feet, divide 4,224 by 3:

Number of yards = 4,224 feet / 3 feet/yard = 1,408 yards

So, the horse walks 1,408 yards in 12 minutes.