Question

The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is one of the tallest buildings in the world at 2,722 feet tall. An American football field is 360 feet in length.

A photo of the Burj Kalifa building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is shown. The caption reads the Burj Kalifa is one of the tallest buildings in the world. The bracket from the ground to the top of the building is labeled two thousand seven hundred twenty-two feet.

Approximately how many football fields tall is the Burj Khalifa building? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

7.6

Explanation:

You want to know the number of 360 ft football fields tall the 2722 ft Burj Khalifa building is.

Football fields

The ratio of height to football field length is ...

(2722 ft)/(360 ft/field) ≈ 7.6 fields

The height of the building is about 7.6 football field lengths.