Question

How can you work out that the author of the article had made a mistake regarding the statement that 3.5 million carrots purchased were enough to stretch around the world 11 times, given the Earth's circumference is 40,000 km?

A) The number of carrots is too small to stretch around the world even once.
B) The Earth's circumference is smaller than calculated in the article.
C) The number of carrots is not accurately calculated.
D) The number of times the carrots can stretch around the world exceeds the given number.

Answer 1

To determine if the author made a mistake, calculate the distance covered by 3.5 million carrots around the Earth. The correct answer is option D) The number of times the carrots can stretch around the world exceeds the given number.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to determine whether the statement in the article is accurate, we need to calculate the actual distance that can be covered by 3.5 million carrots around the Earth. The circumference of the Earth is given as 40,000 km. To calculate the distance that can be covered by 3.5 million carrots, we need to multiply the circumference of the Earth by the number of times the carrots can go around. So, the distance covered by 3.5 million carrots is:

Distance = 40,000 km * 3.5 million = 140,000,000,000 km

Since 140,000,000,000 km is much greater than the circumference of the Earth, we can conclude that the author of the article made a mistake in stating that 3.5 million carrots can stretch around the world 11 times. Therefore, the correct answer is option D) The number of times the carrots can stretch around the world exceeds the given number.