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On monday rocco ran 10.6 miles. on tuesday rocco ran 17.02 km. on wednesday he ran 17,012 m. and on thursday here in 18,603 yards. what day did rocco run the furthest

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We have to try converting every unit to one unit, so we can easily find the difference in lengths. For this example, let’s take m (meters) as our unit. (You could also convert everything to yards, miles or kilometers).

Monday:

Let’s first convert miles to meters. 1 mile = 1,609.344 meters,
so 10.6 miles = 1,609.344 * 10.6 = 17,059.046 meters

Tuesday:

Next, we have to convert km to m, and 1 km = 1000 m
So, 17.02 km = 17.02 * 1000 = 17,020 meters

Wednesday:

The answer is already in meters, so there is no need to convert.

Thursday:

We can convert yards to meters, and 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, so 18,603 yards = 0.9144 * 18,603 meters = 17,010.583 meters

We can then arrange everything from biggest to smallest:

17,059.046 > 17,020 > 17,012 > 17,010.583

So the longest length is 17,059.046 meters, which Rocco ran on Monday.
So Rocco ran the furthest on Monday.
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