Question

The peak of Mount Everest is at 8,848 meters above sea level. The peak of Kanchenjunga is at 8,586 meters above sea level. The elevation of Mount Everest's peak as a rational number is___________meters. The elevation of Kanchenjunga's peak as a rational number is ______meters.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{8,848}{1}$

$\frac{8,586}{1}$

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The number 8,848 is an integer and the number 8,586 is also a integer.

2. Therefore, to solve this problem you must convert the integers shown above to fractions (Because a rational number is that one that can be written as a fraction), as you can see below:

Write each integer as a the numerator of the fraction a write 1 as the denominator. This will not change the value.

Then you obtain the following fractions:

$\frac{8,848}{1}$

$\frac{8,586}{1}$

3. Then, the elevation of Mount Everest's peak as a rational number is  $\frac{8,848}{1}$ meters. The elevation of Kanchenjunga's peak as a rational number is $\frac{8,586}{1}$ meters.