Question

My Everest is the highest mountain on earth.its height is 8.848 km. Convert this height to feet. Write your answer in standard number format and using scientific notation

Answer 1

Answer: $2.9(10)^{7} ft$

Explanation:

Firstly we need to know that $1 km=3280.84 ft$, then we cam make the conversion:

$8848 km \frac{3280.84 ft}{1 km}=29,028,872.32 ft$ This is the height of Mount Everest in feet

However, we can express it using scientific notation by counting to the left the decimal spaces:

$29,028,872.32 ft \approx 2.9(10)^{7} ft$