Calculate Whole Miles: We know that 1 mile =5,280 feet. Let's divide 36,124 feet by 5,280 feet per mile to find out how many whole miles there are.36,124 ft÷5,280 ft/mi=6.84 miBut we only want the whole number of miles for now, so we take the integer part of the result.
Find Remaining Feet: We got 6 miles. Now let's find out how many feet are left over.We multiply the whole miles by the number of feet in a mile and subtract from the total feet.6mi×5,280ft/mi=31,680ft36,124ft−31,680ft=4,444ft
Correct Subtraction: Oops, looks like I made a mistake in the subtraction. Let's correct that.36,124 ft −31,680 ft =4,444 ft is wrong.The correct subtraction is:36,124 ft −31,680 ft =4,444 ftWait, that's the same number. My bad, the subtraction was actually correct.