Question

If the height of Mount Everest is about 8.8×103 meters, and the height of the Empire State Building is about 3.8×102 meters, which of these statements is true?

Answer 1

Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

option C is correct, i.e. Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building .

Explanation:

Given options are:-

A. There is no way to compare these heights .

B. Mount Everest is about 40 times as tall as the Empire State Building .

C. Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building .

D. The Empire State Building is about 23 times as tall as Mount Everest.

Given the height of Mount Everest is about 8.8×10^3 meters, and the height of the Empire State Building is about 3.8×10^2 meters.

Finding ratios of given heights:-

`(Mount\;\;Everest)/(Empire\;\;State\;\;Building) =(8.8*10^3m)/(3.8*10^2m) \\\\(Mount\;\;Everest)/(Empire\;\;State\;\;Building) =23.15789474 \approx 23 \\\\Mount\;\;Everest=23*(Empire\;\;State\;\;Building)`

Hence, option C is correct, i.e. Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building .