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Two neighbors in a rural area want to know the dsitance between their homes in miles what should the mneighbors us as a conversion factor to convert this distance to miles? 4,224 feet

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They should use the conversion factor

1 mile = 5280 feet

To go from feet to miles, you divide by 5280

So,

4224 ft = 4224/5280 = 0.8 miles

The distance between their homes is exactly 0.8 miles

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