Question

A woman takes 121212 equal-sized steps. She walks a total of 10 \text { yards}10 yards10, start text, space, y, a, r, d, s, end text. How many inches long is each step?

Answer 1

30 inches

Explanation:

She takes 12 equal sized steps and they all add up to 10 yards.

The length of each step (in yards) is:

10 / 12 = 5/6 yards

The question requires the answer in inches, therefore, we must convert this to inches:

1 yard = 36 inches

5/6 yards = 5/6 * 36 = 30 inches

Each step is 30 inches long.