Final answer:
If a person who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall could jump 200 times their body length like a flea, they would jump 13,200 inches. The Statue of Liberty is 3,660 inches tall. Therefore, theoretically, it would be possible for such a person to jump onto the Statue of Liberty's Torch.
Step-by-step explanation:
The claim that if you high-jumped like a flea, you could land on Lady Liberty's Torch involves simple mathematical calculations based on scaling up the flea's jumping ability to human proportions. Given that a flea can jump 200 times its body length, we'll calculate how far a person can jump if they had the same ability relative to their size.
Part A: Calculation for Human Jump Distance
If you are 5 feet, 6 inches tall (66 inches in total), and if you could jump 200 times your body length like a flea, your jump distance would be:
66 inches * 200 = 13,200 inches
Part B: Statue of Liberty Height in Inches
The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall. To convert feet to inches, we multiply by 12 (since there are 12 inches in a foot), which gives us:
305 feet * 12 inches/foot = 3,660 inches
Since your jump distance would be 13,200 inches and the Statue of Liberty's height is 3,660 inches, it is theoretically possible to jump to Lady Liberty's Torch. Therefore, the answer to whether you can jump to the Statue of Liberty's Torch is: a. Yes