Question

the measure of length in ancient rome included pedes, passus, and stadium. 5 pedes= 1passus; 125 passus= 1 stadium; (stadia is the plural of staduim)
The atrium (courtyard) of Marcus' home was a square with each side 50 pedes long. How many times did Marcus have to walk around his atrium to complete his daily exercise of 8 stadia? PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK thanks the measure of length in ancient rome included pedes, passus, and stadium. 5 pedes= 1passus; 125 passus= 1 stadium; (stadia is the plural of staduim)
The atrium (courtyard) of Marcus' home was a square with each side 50 pedes long. How many times did Marcus have to walk around his atrium to complete his daily exercise of 8 stadia? PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK thanks @Mathematics

Answer 1

then 1 stadium would be 625 pedes. and his daily exercise would be 625*8 pedes, which is 5000. The atrium is 50*4 pedes, or 200 pedes all around. 5000/200 is 25 times walking around.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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