Question

The distance between Maggie's home and her school is 5,280 yards. The distance she rides to school and back every day is ______ yards, or ______ miles. (Hint: 1 mile = 1,760 yards.)

1) 2,640, 1.5
2) 5,280, 3
3) 10,560, 6
4) 1,760, 1

Answer 1

The distance Maggie rides to school and back every day is 10,560 yards or 6 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the distance Maggie rides to school and back every day, we need to multiply the distance between her home and school by 2 since she has to travel to school and then back home. The distance is given in yards, so we will multiply it by 2 to get the total distance in yards. To convert this to miles, we need to divide the total distance in yards by the number of yards in a mile, which is 1,760. So the distance she rides to school and back every day is 5,280 yards * 2 = 10,560 yards, or 10,560 yards ÷ 1,760 yards/mile = 6 miles.