The length of the longer ship in terms of number of football fields is;
4 football fields
Let the length of ship 1 be x
Let the length of ship 2 be y
Total length of both ships is 2321 ft
Thus;
x + y = 2321 ----(eq 1)
The difference in their lengths is 17 ft
Thus;
x - y = 17 ----(eq 2)
Add eq 1 to eq 2 to get;
2x = 2338
Thus; x = 2338/2
x = 1169 ft
Put 1169 for x in eq 1 to get;
1169 + y = 2321
y = 2321 - 1169
y = 1152 ft
Longer ship = 1169 ft long
From conversion tables;
1 ft = 1/3 yards
Thus; 1169 ft = 1169 * 1/3 = 389.67 yards
A football field has a length of 100 yards
Then number of football fields for the length of the longer ship = 389.67/100 = 3.8967 ≈ 4 football fields.
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