Question

A mountain climber climbed 15,840 feet on her way to the summit of a mountain.How many miles did she climb?

Answer 1

Well there are 5,280 feet in a mile so multiply by 3 to get 15,840 so she climbed 3 miles

Answer 2

Explanation:

Given that a mountain climber climbed 15,840 feet on her way to the summit of a mountain.

We have to find the height he climbed in miles.

For this we require conversion factor from feet to miles

We have 5280 feet make 1 mile

Hence 15 840 feet will make 15840/5280 = 3 miles

Thus she climbed a height of 3 miles.

Answer is 3 miles she climbed