Question

The one world trade center In New york City is about 3 1/5 times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C THE Washington Monument is 555 feet tall. About how tall is the one world trade center?

Answer 1

So you would do 555 times 3 1/5. Your answer would be 1776 feet tall.

Answer 2

1776 feet

Explanation:

Given: The one world trade center In New york City is about
`3(1)/(5)` times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C The Washington Monument is
`555` feet tall.

To Find: how tall is the one world trade center

Solution:

Height of The Washington Monument
`=555`
`\text{feet}`

Let height of world trade center In New york be
`=\text{x}`

Now,

one world trade center In New york City is about
`3(1)/(5)` times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C

therefore

`\text{height of world trade center}=(16)/(5)*\text{height of The washington monument}`

now on putting value

`\text{x}=(16)/(5)*555`

`\text{x}=1776`
`\text{feet}`

Hence the height of world trade center in New York is
`1776`
`\text{feet}`