We know that on each side of the street it is 10 feet deep and 1 mile long, which 1 mile = 5280 feet. So, lets get the area first.
First get the area of one side of the street. Note * means to multiply
10ft * 5280ft = [tex]52800\ ft^2[/tex]
We know that one person occupies 2 square feet so
1 person = [tex]2\ ft^2[/tex]
We take 52800 and divide it by 2, which 2 represent 1 person
26400 / 2 = 26400
Now we know that one side represent 26400 people. We have two sides so we times this by 2
26400 * 2 = 52800 people
Answer = 52,800
Answer:
The number of people watching the parade is 26,400
Step-by-step explanation:
Breadth of crowd = 10 feet
Length of crowd = 1 mile = 5280 feet
Area of crowd = [tex]Length \times Breadth[/tex]
= [tex]5280 \times 10[/tex]
= [tex]52800ft^2[/tex]
1 person occupy space = 2 sq.feet
No. of persons occupy [tex]52800ft^2[/tex] space :
= [tex]\frac{52800}{2}[/tex]
= [tex]26400[/tex]
Hence the number of people watching the parade is 26,400
