A city block has 3 stores and a 20 foot mural on one side of the street. On the other side of the street there are 5 stores. If all the storefronts are equal length, what's the length of the city block?

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Marilyn Neal

15 November, 15:31

A city block has 3 stores and a 20 foot mural on one side of the street. On the other side of the street there are 5 stores. If all the storefronts are equal length, what's the length of the city block?

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Rowan Peters · Answer 1

50 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Apparently, the 20 ft mural has the same width as 2 storefronts. So each storefront is 10 ft, and 5 of them have a length of 50 feet.

The length of the city block is 50 feet.