They are virtually identical. 850 yards = 0.482954545 miles.
One mile is equal to 1,760 yards, so a mile is longer than 850 yards.
1/2 mile is longer because it is equal to 880 yards.
Alan ran farther.
210 ft
They're equally precise but not equal distances, 0.5 miles is 880 yards. 880 yards is probably the more common usage of the two but "half a mile" is commoner still.
1 mile = 1,760 yards850 miles = (850 x 1,760) = 1,496,000 yards
Answer: 850 yds = 30,600 "
850 yards² = 7,650 ft²
5,280 ft = 1 mile 850 ft = 0.16098 mile (rounded)
850*3 = 2550 feet
929.571 yards (1.09361 yards per meter).
850 meters = 0.85 kilometer = 0.528 mile