1 mile = 5,280 feet
Car + space = 13.5 + 3 = 16.5 feet
5,280 / 16.5 = 320
Answer: 320 cars
1 mile is equals to 5280 feet from this reference we will solve our question
total number of cars that can be on the mile section of the highway is = [tex]\frac{5280}{16.5}[/tex] cars = 320 cars.
There are some fundamental units which acts as the base of all other units derived from it and a single unit can be defined in many form for large and small magnitudes for our convenience.
In this question car is 13.5 feet long and there is 3 feet distance between each car so the total space is (13.5 + 3) = 16.5 feet
So in 1 mile or 5280 feet the total number of cars that can be on the mile section of the highway is = [tex]\frac{5280}{16.5}[/tex] cars = 320 cars.
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