Question

Wild animals from around the world wanted to hold an athletic competition, but no one would let them get on an airplane. They decided to just measure how far each animal could sprint in one minute and send the results to you to decide the winer.

You look up the following information about converting units to length:
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters - The cougar 1408 yards, antelope 1 mile, hare 49632 inches, kangaroo 1073 meters, ostrich 1.15 kilometers and coyote 3773.
Which animal sprinted the farthest?

Answer 1

After converting all distances to meters, it is determined that the antelope sprinted the farthest with a distance of 1610 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which animal sprinted the farthest, we will convert all distances to a common unit of measurement. In this case, we'll use meters for convenience and because it is the SI (International System of Units) standard. Here are the conversions:

• Cougar: 1408 yards = 1286.176 meters (1 yard = 0.9144 meters)
• Antelope: 1 mile = 1.61 kilometers = 1610 meters
• Hare: 49632 inches = 1260.4928 meters (1 inch = 2.54 centimeters and 1 meter = 100 centimeters)
• Kangaroo: 1073 meters (already in meters)
• Ostrich: 1.15 kilometers = 1150 meters
• Coyote: It is not clear what unit is used for the coyote's distance; more information is needed to convert it correctly.

Based on these conversions, the antelope sprinted the farthest distance in one minute at 1610 meters.