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Question

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The length of a marathon is 138,435 ft. Each stride, or step, by a particular runner is 3 ft long. Does the number of strides the runner takes fit evenly into the length of the race? Explain.

Answer 1

No, the number of strides the runner takes does not fit evenly into the length of the race. The length of the race is 138,435 ft, and each stride is 3 ft long. When we divide 138,435 ft by 3 ft, we get 46,145. This means that the runner would take 46,145 strides, but the race is only 138,435 ft long, so the runner would not be able to take an even number of strides.