Question

Even if a person is in very good shape, applying to be a police officer requires commitment to fitness. Applicants must pass a physical fitness test. In order to prepare for the test, Janet purchases an activity tracker to record her steps. Her goal is to walk 10,000 steps each day. She measures her average step length to be 30 inches. If she walks 10,000 steps in a day, how many miles will she walk? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: 4.7 miles

Explanation:

10,000 steps would equal 4.73 miles; so 4.73 rounded to the nearest tenth is 4.7.

Answer 2

4.7 miles

Explanation:

if she walks 10,000 steps at 30 inches then we have 300,000 inches...

30000 divided by 63360 (inches in a mile)

4.7 rounded