{"id":209482,"date":"2025-04-29T06:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=209482"},"modified":"2025-04-29T06:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:55:36","slug":"of-the-following-the-longest-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/29\/of-the-following-the-longest-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Of the following, the longest is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Of the following, the longest is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. 1000 ft<br>b. 500 m<br>c. 1 km<br>d. 1 mi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>d. 1 mi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the reasoning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine which of the options is the longest, we need to convert all the measurements to a common unit of measurement. We can choose either feet, meters, or miles. For simplicity, let\u2019s convert everything to <strong>feet<\/strong>, as we have a measurement in feet already (1000 ft).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1000 feet (ft)<\/strong> is already in feet, so no conversion is needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>500 meters (m)<\/strong>: To convert meters to feet, use the conversion factor: 1 meter = 3.28084 feet. So:<br>[<br>500 \\, \\text{m} \\times 3.28084 \\, \\text{ft\/m} = 1640.42 \\, \\text{ft}<br>]<br>This is about 1640.42 feet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 kilometer (km)<\/strong>: To convert kilometers to feet, use the conversion factor: 1 kilometer = 3280.84 feet. So:<br>[<br>1 \\, \\text{km} \\times 3280.84 \\, \\text{ft\/km} = 3280.84 \\, \\text{ft}<br>]<br>This is 3280.84 feet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 mile (mi)<\/strong>: 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s compare the lengths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1000 ft<\/strong> = 1000 feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>500 m<\/strong> \u2248 1640.42 feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 km<\/strong> \u2248 3280.84 feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 mi<\/strong> = 5280 feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, <strong>1 mile (5280 feet)<\/strong> is the longest length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When comparing different units of length, it&#8217;s crucial to understand the conversions between them. The given options involve feet, meters, kilometers, and miles, which are all commonly used units for measuring length. By converting all the measurements into a common unit (in this case, feet), we can directly compare their lengths. As shown in the calculations above, 1 mile is significantly longer than the other distances. Therefore, <strong>1 mile<\/strong> is the correct answer as it is the longest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the following, the longest is a. 1000 ftb. 500 mc. 1 kmd. 1 mi The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is d. 1 mi. Here\u2019s the reasoning: To determine which of the options is the longest, we need to convert all the measurements to a common unit of measurement. 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