Ms. Duane jogged 4.8 kilometers OR 15,840 feet. Which unit of measurement is larger? How do you know?

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Let's convert everyone of them into meters:

$\begin{gathered} 4.8\operatorname{km}*\frac{1000m}{1\operatorname{km}}=4800m \\ 15.840ft*(1m)/(3.281ft)=4.828m \end{gathered}$

Since:

4.8 kilometers is larger than 15.840 feet

MarcF answered May 9, 2023

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