Question

Jules Verne wrote the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. If one league - 5.556 km and one furlong - 660.0 feet, how many furlongs did the Nautilus travel? (assume the twenty thousand leagues is good for 3 sig. fig.) ball park-550,000 furlong T

Answer 1

Answer:

The Nautilus travel $5.52\times 10^5 furlongs$.

Explanation:

Given: 1 league = 5.556 km

1 furlong = 660.0 feet

To find: 20,000 leagues = ? furlongs

Solution:

20,000 leagues = $20,000\times 5.556 km =111,120 km$

1 km = 3280.84 feet

$111,120 km= 111,120\times 3280.84 feet=364,566,940.8 feet$

If ,1 furlong = 660.0 feet.

Then, 1 foot = $\frac{1}{660.0} furlong$

$364,566,940.8 feet=364,566,940.8 \times \frac{1}{660.0}$

$=552,374.1524 furlongs\approx 5.52\times 10^5 furlongs$