Question

Greg and Elizabeth are having a debate. Greg contends that the square base of the Great Pyramid of Giza is at least 4 44 times as large as the square base of the Eiffel Tower in terms of area. Elizabeth thinks Greg is wrong. To settle their debate, they find satellite images of both structures online and juxtapose them on a single coordinate grid (shown below). The area of the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza is m 2 m 2 start text, m, end text, squared. 4 44 times the area of the base of the Eiffel Tower is m 2 m 2 start text, m, end text, squared. Who should win the debate? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A Greg (Choice B) B Elizabeth The coordinate values are in meters. The sizes of the actual Great Pyramid of Giza and Eiffel Tower are somewhat close to (but not exactly the same as) the sizes shown in this problem.

Answer 1

Greg is wrong, because the relation is double, not 4 times.

Explanation:

• The base of the Eiffel Tower covers an area of 328 square feet.
• The base of the Greate Pyramid of Gyza is 756 square feet.

We need to divide these areas to compare.

`(Gyza)/(Eiffel)=(756 \ ft^(2) )/(328 \ ft) \approx 2.3`

Therefore, the Great Pyramid of Gyza has a base area double than Eiffel Tower base area, approximately.

So, Greg is wrong, because the relation is double, not 4 times.