A parade route is 34 mile long. There will be a refreshment stand at the beginning and end of the route. There will also be 8 refreshment stands along the route. All the refreshment stands are equally-spaced apart. How far apart are the refreshment stands in feet? Draw a diagram to help you answer the question. Be sure to count the number of gaps between the refreshment stands.
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The refreshment stands are
Choose 396 440 495 520
feet apart.
To calculate the distance between the refreshment stands, we need to first determine how many gaps there are between them. Since there are 8 refreshment stands in total, there are 9 sections between them (including the beginning and end).
To find the distance between the refreshment stands in feet, we can divide the total length of the parade route (34 miles or 179,040 feet) by the number of sections:
179,040 feet / 9 sections = 19,840 feet
Therefore, the refreshment stands are 440 feet apart.
Diagram:
[Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand] [Gap] [Refreshment Stand]