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The headlights of a car are mounted at a height of 2.5ft. If the light beam drops 1 in per 37ft, how far ahead in the road will the headliners illuminate? No wrong answer please. Give me a whole number or decimal. Thanks!

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Answer:

1110 feet

Explanation:

2.5 feet is 30 inches. The beam will drop to 0 inches above the street at a distance that is 30 times as far as it takes for a 1-inch drop.

(30 in)(37 ft/(1 in)) = 1110 ft

The headlights will illuminate the road 1110 feet ahead.

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