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Sam is practicing long track speed skating at an ice skating rink. The distance around the

rink is 250 yards. He has skated around the rink 7 times so far.
How many more yards does he need to skate around the rink to complete 3 miles?
Sam needs to skate
more yards.

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Step 1 250 x 6= 1,760. Step 2 1,760 x 3=5,280 step 3 5,280 - 1,500 = 3,780 So Sam needs 3,780 more yards
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