Question

If a jet's cruising altitude is 32,200 ft (to three significant figures), this distance in miles is: (1 mile = 1.61 km; 1 mile = 5280 ft)1. 1.06 Miles2. 9.82 Miles3. 1.124. 2.00 Miles5. 6.10 Miles

Answer 1

Answer;

`6.10\text{ miles}`

Explanation;

Here, we want to make a unit conversion

We want to convert the distance in ft to miles

To do this, we have to divide the distance in ft by 5280 ft

We have this as:

`(32200)/(5280)\text{ = 6.10 miles}`