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If 1 mile equals 1,760 yards, how many miles are in 12,144 yards?

A. 6.9 miles
B. 12.1 miles
C. 101.2 miles
D. 1,012 miles

Answer :

We are given that:

[tex]$$1 \text{ mile} = 1760 \text{ yards}$$[/tex]

and we need to determine how many miles are in 12,144 yards. The conversion is done by dividing the total number of yards by the number of yards in one mile:

[tex]$$\text{miles} = \frac{12144 \text{ yards}}{1760 \text{ yards/mile}}$$[/tex]

Performing the division:

[tex]$$\text{miles} = 6.9$$[/tex]

Thus, 12,144 yards is equivalent to 6.9 miles.