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To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin at 15 desent starting from a height of 2,530 feet above the ground.

To the nearest tenth of a mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?
A. 0.5 mi
B. 1.6 mi
C. 1.9 mi
D. 9,755.2 mi

User Mevrick
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Answer:

9775.169362045371 or 9775.169362045371/5280=1.9

Explanation:

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User Juanra
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check the picture below.

since there are 5280 feet in 1 mile, how many miles are there in 9775.169362045371 ft?


\bf \begin{array}{ccll} feet&miles\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 5280&1\\ 9775.169362045371&m \end{array}\implies \cfrac{5280}{9775.169362045371}=\cfrac{1}{m} \\\\\\ m=\cfrac{9775.169362045371\cdot 1}{5280}
To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin at 15 desent starting-example-1
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