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There are 84,480 pennies in a mile. Yes, that is correct – 84,480 pennies! An interesting fact to know: 16 pennies laid side by side constitute 12 inches in length, or one foot, and since 5,280 feet equals one mile, that gives us 84,480 pennies in a mile.
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Goldsby, D. (2017). A Mile of Pennies. In: Allen, G.D., Ross, A. (eds) Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-137-7_47
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