Question

In the himalaya mountains along the border of tibet and nepal, mount everest reaches a record height of 29,035 feet. how high is mt. everest in miles? use the conversion equivalency of 1 mile = 5280 feet.

Answer 1

29,028ft 5 and 1/2 miles About as big as 20 empire state buildings.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Alright, lets get started.

The height of the mt. everest is : 29035 feet.

The unit conversion is given as :

5280 feet = 1 mile

1 feet =
`(1)/(5280)` mile

So, 29035 feet =
`29035*(1)/(5280)` miles

29035 feet =
`(29035)/(5280)` miles

29035 feet = 5.499 miles

So, the height of the mt. everest in miles is 5.499 miles. : Answer

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