A standard basketball court in the U.S. is 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. To calculate how many laps equal a mile, we need to find the perimeter of the court first.
The perimeter of a basketball court is calculated by adding the lengths of all four sides:
Perimeter = 2 × (Length + Width)
Perimeter = 2 × (94 + 50) = 2 × 144 = 288 feet
Since one mile is 5,280 feet, to find how many laps around the court equal one mile, divide 5,280 by the perimeter of the court:
5,280 ÷ 288 ≈ 18.33 laps
So, it takes approximately 18 and 1/3 laps around a standard basketball court to complete a mile.
