erald jumped from a bungee tower. If the equation that models his height, in feet, is h = –16t2 + 729, where t is the time in se
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Answer:
- 7040 yards
- zeros are place holders
Step-by-step explanation:
Each mile is 1760 yards, so 4 of them is ...
4 × 1760 yards = 7040 yards
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If it were written in Roman Numerals, it would be . In this system, the letter tells its value (and "place" comes into account in XL, which means X is subtracted from L). The system of Roman Numerals has no zeros, and doesn't need them.
