Questions: How many times must a person walk around a football field in order to walk two miles? The dimensions of the football field are 360 feet by 160 feet. One mile 5,280 feet. Round the answer to one decimal place if necessary. A person needs to walk around the football field about times to walk two miles.

Solution Steps

To determine how many times a person must walk around a football field to walk two miles, we need to:

1. Calculate the perimeter of the football field.
2. Convert the total distance to be walked (two miles) into feet.
3. Divide the total distance by the perimeter of the football field to find the number of laps.

The dimensions of the football field are \( 360 \) feet by \( 160 \) feet. The perimeter \( P \) can be calculated using the formula: \[ P = 2 \times ( \text{length} + \text{width} ) = 2 \times (360 + 160) = 2 \times 520 = 1040 \text{ feet} \]

To find the total distance to be walked, we convert two miles into feet. Since \( 1 \) mile is \( 5280 \) feet, we have: \[ \text{Total distance} = 2 \times 5280 = 10560 \text{ feet} \]

To find the number of laps \( L \) around the football field needed to cover the total distance, we divide the total distance by the perimeter: \[ L = \frac{\text{Total distance}}{P} = \frac{10560}{1040} \approx 10.153846153846153 \] Rounding this to one decimal place gives: \[ L \approx 10.2 \]

Final Answer