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Estimate the size of a crowd standing along 1 mile section of parade route that is 10 feet deep on both sides of the street assume that each person occupies 2.5 square feet A) 2…

Estimate the size of a crowd standing along 1 mile section of parade route that is 10 feet deep on both sides of the street assume that each person occupies 2.5 square feet A) 2…
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Estimate the size of a crowd standing along 1 mile section of parade route that is 10 feet deep on both sides of the street assume that each person occupies 2.5 square feet

A) 21,120
B) 42,240
C) 84,480
D) 168,960

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The answer is B) 42,240

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I just took the test and got it right.

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User Literadix
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Hello!

First you have to find the area of the space

1 miles is equal to 5280 feet

5280 * 10 = 52800

Divide this by the amount of space a person takes up

52800 / 2.5 = 21120

The answer is A) 21,120

Hope this helps!
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