Question

Tom walks 440 yards from his house to the nearest bus stop, boards a bus, travels 10 miles on it and then cycles 2640 feet to his office. The total distance(in miles) travelled by Tom is

Answer 1

Distance covered from home to bus stop $=440$ yards
Distance covered on bus $=10$ miles
Distance covered on bicycle $=2640$ feet
Using the relation $1$ mile $=1760$ yard
OR $1\text{yard}=\frac{1}{1760}\text{miles}$
$\therefore 440\text{yard}=\frac{1}{1760}\times 440=0.25\text{miles}$
Also, $1\text{mile}=5280\text{feet}$ OR $1\text{feet}=\frac{1}{5280}\text{miles}$
$\therefore 2640\text{feet}=\frac{1}{5280}\times 2640=0.5\text{miles}$

$\therefore$ Total distance covered $=0.25+10+0.5=10.75\text{miles}$