A certain race is a distance of 24 furlongs. How far is the race in (a) miles? (b) yards?

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CS Measures Lengths Weights Volumes The U.S. Customary System of Measurement (common abbreviations in parentheses) 1 mile 8 1 mile (mi) = 1760 yards = 5280 feet 1 nautical mile = 1.852 km 6076.1 feet 1 league (marine) = 3 nautical miles 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches 1 yard (yd) = 3 feet 1 rod=5.5 yards 1 fathom- 6 feet Avoirdupois 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 ounce (oz) = 437.5 grains 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces 1 ton = 2000 pounds 1 long ton = 2240 pounds 1 furlong = 40 rods = Troy 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 carat = 0.2 gram = 3.086 grains 1 pennyweight = 24 grains 1 troy ounce = 480 grains 1 troy pound= 12 troy ounces Liquid Measures 1 tablespoon (tbsp or T) = 3 teaspoons (tsp or t) 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 2 tablespoons = 1.805 in 1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces 1 pint (pt) = 16 fluid ounces = 28.88 in 1 quart (qt) = 2 pints=57.75 in 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts 1 barrel of petroleum = 42 gallons 1 barrel of liquid=31 gallons Print Done Apothecary 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 scruple = 20 grains 1 dram = 3 scruples 1 apoth. ounce = 8 drams 1 apoth. pound = 12 ounces Dry Measures 3 3 1 in 16.387 cm 3 1 ft = 1728 in = 7.48 gallons 1 yd = 27 ft 1 dry pint (pt) = 33.60 in 3 1 dry quart (qt) = 2 dry pints = 67.2 in 1 peck = 8 dry quarts 1 bushel = 4 pecks 1 cord = 128 ft CS Measures Lengths Weights Volumes The U.S. Customary System of Measurement (common abbreviations in parentheses) 1 mile 8 1 mile (mi) = 1760 yards = 5280 feet 1 nautical mile = 1.852 km 6076.1 feet 1 league (marine) = 3 nautical miles 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches 1 yard (yd) = 3 feet 1 rod=5.5 yards 1 fathom- 6 feet Avoirdupois 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 ounce (oz) = 437.5 grains 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces 1 ton = 2000 pounds 1 long ton = 2240 pounds 1 furlong = 40 rods = Troy 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 carat = 0.2 gram = 3.086 grains 1 pennyweight = 24 grains 1 troy ounce = 480 grains 1 troy pound= 12 troy ounces Liquid Measures 1 tablespoon (tbsp or T) = 3 teaspoons (tsp or t) 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 2 tablespoons = 1.805 in 1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces 1 pint (pt) = 16 fluid ounces = 28.88 in 1 quart (qt) = 2 pints=57.75 in 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts 1 barrel of petroleum = 42 gallons 1 barrel of liquid=31 gallons Print Done Apothecary 1 grain = 0.0648 gram 1 scruple = 20 grains 1 dram = 3 scruples 1 apoth. ounce = 8 drams 1 apoth. pound = 12 ounces Dry Measures 3 3 1 in 16.387 cm 3 1 ft = 1728 in = 7.48 gallons 1 yd = 27 ft 1 dry pint (pt) = 33.60 in 3 1 dry quart (qt) = 2 dry pints = 67.2 in 1 peck = 8 dry quarts 1 bushel = 4 pecks 1 cord = 128 ft