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There are two aircraft​ carriers, A and​ B, and carrier A is longer in length than the carrier B. The total length of these two carriers is 4198 ​feet, while the difference of their lengths is only 10 feet. If a football field has a length of 100 ​yards, determine the length of carrier A in terms of the number of football fields.

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Answer: length of carrier A is approximately 7.0133 football fields.

Explanation:

1) Let's represent the length of carrier A as x feet.

2) Since carrier A is longer than carrier B, the length of carrier B can be represented as x - 10 feet.

3) The total length of the two carriers is given as 4198 feet.

4) So, we can write the equation: x + (x - 10) = 4198.

5) Simplifying the equation, we get: 2x - 10 = 4198.

6) Adding 10 to both sides of the equation, we get: 2x = 4208.

7) Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we get: x = 2104.

8) Now we know that the length of carrier A is 2104 feet.

9) To determine the length of carrier A in terms of the number of football fields, we need to convert the length from feet to yards.

10) Since 1 yard is equal to 3 feet, we can calculate the length of carrier A in yards: 2104 feet / 3 = 701.33 yards.

11) Finally, to determine the length of carrier A in terms of the number of football fields, we divide the length in yards by the length of a football field, which is 100 yards.

12) 701.33 yards / 100 yards = 7.0133 football fields.

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