How do you find out how many feet are in a mile?
$5280$ feetI usually start from the number of yards in a mile and multiply by $3$
There are $1760$ yards in a mile and $3$ feet in a yard.
So there are $1760*3 = 5280$ feet in a mile.
You can break it down into the traditional units making up a mile as follows:
One mile is $8$ furlongs
One furlong is $10$ chains
One chain is $22$ yards
One yard is $3$ feet
So one mile is $8 xx 10 xx 22 xx 3 = 5280$ feet.
