141k views
5 votes
A plane is flying 6,478 feet above the ground. A helicopter is flying 4,817 feet above the ground.

About how much higher is the plane flying above ground than the helicopter?
Round each number to the nearest hundred.

A.
1,600 ft

B.
1,700 ft

C.
2,000 ft

D.
11,300 ft

2 Answers

2 votes
You have to minus 6,478 by 4,817 and then you get the answer 1,661 but you have to round up to the nearest hundred which in this case would be a 7 so the answer is 1,700ft so letter B...hope this helps
P.S. in the picture it says C but it is B
A plane is flying 6,478 feet above the ground. A helicopter is flying 4,817 feet above-example-1
User Paul Ardeleanu
by
6.1k points
4 votes
The answer is B. 1700 feet
User Sam Casil
by
6.4k points