Question

If you climbed to the top of Tirich Mir, you would be approximately 25,289 feet above sea level. Remembering that a mile is 5280 feet, what percentage of the height of the mountain would you have to climb to reach a point three miles above sea level? Round the percentage to one decimal place.

Answer 1

62.6%

Explanation:

To convert the mountain height to miles, we divide its height in feet by the number of feet per mile. We want the fraction of that represented by 3 miles, so ...

(3 mi)/((25,289 ft)/(5,280 ft/mi)) × 100%

= 3(5280)/25289 × 100% ≈ 62.6%

If you climbed 62.6% of the mountain's height, you would be 3 miles above sea level.