Question

The Empire State Building has a height of 1250 ft. What is this height in meters, in scientific notation with three significant figures?

Answer 1

`1*m=1.0936` `"yards"`.

Explanation:

`"Height"` `=` `1250*ftxx1/3xx"yards"*ft^-1xx1.0936*m*"yard"^-1`

`=??m`

This site reports that the height of the Empire State is `1454*ft`. Of course, we may be confusing actual height of the building with height above sea level.