Question

Connor is stuck in a traffic jam on a single-lane road. The traffic report tells him the traffic jam stretches for 5.5 miles. If Connor assumes each car is about 12.5 feet long, which calculation is most reasonable for Connor to use to find about how many cars are stuck in the traffic jam

Answer 1

The number of cars stuck in the traffic jam will be approximately 2323.

Explanation

The traffic report tells him the traffic jam stretches for 5.5 miles.

As Connor assumes each car is about 12.5 feet long, so first he needs to convert 5.5 miles into feet.

We know that,  1 mile = 5280 feet.

So, 5.5 miles $=(5.5*5280)= 29040$ feet.

Now, for finding the number of cars stuck in the traffic jam, he should divide that 29040 feet by the length of each car.

So, the numbers of cars $=\frac{29040}{12.5}=2323.2 \approx 2323$