Question

Suppose we lined up all the people in the world (about 7.4 billion people). Assume that each person occupied 13 inches of the line. How many times around Earth would they reach? (Earth has a circumference of about 25,000 miles. Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is: # of times = 60.7

Step-by-step explanation:

data

7.4 billion people

each person occupied 13 inches

Earth circumference = 25000 miles

length of the lines = 13 in x 7.4 billion people

                               = 13 x 7 400 000 000

                              = 9.62 x 10 ¹⁰ in

Convert in to miles

                     1 mile  --------------- 63360 in

                     x mi     ---------------  9.62 x 10 ¹⁰  in

     x = 1518308.1 mi

Now divide, the line of people by the circumference

         # of times =  1518308.1 mi /  25000 mi = 60.7