Question

Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is about 3.848 miles high. If a mountain climber can climb 0.25 miles per day, about how long to the nearest day, would it take to climb Mount McKinley?

Answer 1

About 16 days.

Explanation:

The mountain is 3.848 miles high and you climb 0.25 miles a day. So you have to divide 3.848 by 0.25 and you get 15.392. But since you have to round it to the nearest day, you round it up to 16 because if you round down to 15 you still have 0.392 of a day leftover.