Question

The top of Mount Whitney, the highest point in California is 14494 feet above sea level. Find this height in miles to the nearest tenth of a mile? .

Answer 1

`color(maroon)( ~~> 2.7 " miles" " rounded to the tenth of a mile"`

Explanation:

From the above table,

`5280' = 1 " mile"`,

`14494' = 14494 / 5280 ~~ 2.7 " miles" " rounded to the tenth of a mile"`