The Empire State building in New York City is approximately 1250 ft1250 ft tall. How many U.S. dimes would be in a stack of the same height? Each dime is 1.35 mm1.35 mm thick.

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Matt Brictson · Answer 1 · 2022-06-29T16:10:29+0000

Answer:

It is necessary to stack 277778 dimes

Explanation:

The height of the Empire State building in meters is 1250 * 0,30 = 375 meters. In mm such height is 375 * 1000 = 375000 mm

Finally 375000 / 1,35 = 277778