Answer:
111 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that each step is 8 inches high and there are a total of 50 stairs. Joseph makes 10 round trips up and down.
Each stair is 8 inches high, so the height of 50 stairs is,
= [tex]8 \times 50 = 400 [/tex] inches.
Joseph took 10 round trips, which means he went up 10 times and he came down 10 times, we need to find the distance he has traveled vertically in the combined trips, so out of 10 round trips Joseph has gone up 10 times. So the total distance he covered going vertically up is,
= [tex]400 \times 10 = 4000[/tex] inches.
Now, we know that 1 inch = 0.0277 yards
So, 4000 inches is equal to,
[tex]4000 \times 0.0277 = 111.11[/tex] yards
Therefore, the distance he has traveled vertically to the nearest yard in combined trip is 111 yards.
