Roman distances

Marcus' atrium was a square with each side 50 pedes long. How many times did Marcus have to walk round his atrium to complete his daily exercise of 8 stadia?

Problem

In ancient Rome they used the following units of length:

5 pedes = 1 passus,

125 passus = 1 stadium.

The atrium (courtyard) of Marcus' home was a square with each side 50 pedes long.

How many times did Marcus have to walk round his atrium to complete his daily exercise of 8 stadia?

 

 

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