How many feet are in 1/2 of a mile?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T15:29:30

See a solution process below:

We know the conversion factor of miles to feet is:

$1" mile" = 5280" feet"$

To find how many feet in a $1/2$ mile we can multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(1/2)$ giving:

$color(red)(1/2) xx 1" mile" = color(red)(1/2) xx 5280" feet"$

$1/2" mile" = 5280/2" feet"$

$1/2" mile" = 2640" feet"$

There are 2,640 feet in $1/2$ mile

Answer 2 · 2018-03-06T15:32:17

$2640’$ make $(1/2)$ a mile.

$12” make 1’$

$3’ make 1 yard$

$220 yards$ make $1 furlong$

$8 furlongs$ make 1 # mile

Or $5280’$ make $1$ mile

Hence $2640’$ make $(1/2)$ a mile.