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JasonsLea · 03-25-2006, 01:44 AM

but how much is a mile? Let me explain: I went walking today and when I got back home, I went to mapquest to see how much I walked and it said the distance I walked was 1.72 miles one way. Now I walked there and halfway back (it was dark and my stepfather picked me up on his way to work). So that's like 2.58. So what is that? Is a mile split into like quarters, or tenths, or ones? Have I confused you yet cause I've really confused myself!

Help!

JigglyBits · 03-25-2006, 02:45 AM

Lea, you probably should've asked this question in the "exercise" forum. I personally use kilometers so have no idea how much a mile is

JasonsLea · 03-25-2006, 02:52 AM

Gosh, stupid me! How do I get it changed?

JigglyBits · 03-25-2006, 03:05 AM

Umm.. a moderator can transfer it to the Exercise forum I guess :S

trnsfrmnreplace · 03-25-2006, 05:31 AM

JasonsLea - I usually break it up into quarters.
So if you visualize a track .25 is 1 lap around a track. 4 laps around a track equals a mile.
.50 = half a mile.

I hope that helped.

Kelly_S · 03-25-2006, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonsLea

I went to mapquest to see how much I walked and it said the distance I walked was 1.72 miles one way. Now I walked there and halfway back (it was dark and my stepfather picked me up on his way to work). So that's like 2.58.

I think you are asking a basic math question here.

If you walked one way 1.72 and only walked 1/2 of that back.

1.72 divided by 2 = .86

Then you add 1.72 miles with .86 miles = 2.58 so that is just over 2 1/2 miles

.25 is 1/4
.50 is 1/2
.75 is 3/4

Does this help you?

JasonsLea · 03-26-2006, 12:27 AM

And my mama wonders why I got such a low score in algebra! LOL Thanks everyone!

jadedjane · 03-26-2006, 02:15 AM

a WW buddy of mine pointed out that a mile (for the average height woman) is about 2000 steps. I though she was kidding, but curiosity got the best of me so I decided to clock it out. I walked and counted and kept track in groups of 100 steps all the way to 2000, then I got in my car and clocked it that way. Sure enough 2000 steps is a mile. When I get really really bored, I'll get out and walk those 2000 steps just to see where I'll end up.

JasonsLea · 03-26-2006, 02:41 AM

2000 steps? OMG that means I walk like 4000 steps just going to and from my friend's house.