Question

The one world trade center In New york City is about 3 1/5 times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C THE Washington Monument is 555 feet tall. About how tall is the one world trade center?

Answer 1

So you would do 555 times 3 1/5. Your answer would be 1776 feet tall.

Answer 2

Answer:

1776 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The one world trade center In New york City is about $3\frac{1}{5}$ times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C The Washington Monument is $555$ feet tall.

To Find: how tall is the one world trade center

Solution:

Height of The Washington Monument  $=555$ $\text{feet}$

Let height of world trade center In New york be $=\text{x}$

Now,

one world trade center In New york City is about $3\frac{1}{5}$ times as tall as the Washington Monument In Washington D.C

therefore

               $\text{height of world trade center}=\frac{16}{5}\times\text{height of The washington monument}$

now on putting value

                $\text{x}=\frac{16}{5}\times555$

                $\text{x}=1776$ $\text{feet}$

Hence the height of world trade center in New York is $1776$ $\text{feet}$