Florida has a longer coastline (1,350 miles), than any other state except Alaska. Tom walked along 5% of Florida's coastline. How many feet did he walk?

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anonymous · Answer

find 5% of 1350 miles and then convert the answer to feet...

anonymous · Answer

it's 67.5

anonymous · Answer

5% of 1350 miles = 67.5 miles

this converts to 356400 feet

anonymous · Answer

^ He's right. 

1. 5% of 1350 is 67.5

2. Multiply 67.5 miles by 5280 feet, 
(because there are 5280 feet in every mile)
and you get 356,400 feet.