Question

If the height of Mount Everest is about 8.8 time 10 to the third power meters and the height of the Empire State Building is about 3.8 times 10 to the second power meters which of these statements is a true

Answer 1

Answer: C. Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building

Step-by-step explanation:

The options are:

A.There is no way to compare these heights

B.Mount Everest is about 40 times as tall as the Empire State Building

C.Mount Everest is about 23 times as tall as the Empire State Building

D.The Empire State Building is about 23 times as tall as Mount Everest

Mount Everest = 8.8×10^3 meters = 8800 meters

Empire State Building = 3.8×10^2 = 380 meters

Mount Everest is (8800 / 23) = 33 times as tall as the Empire State Building. Therefore, the correct option is C.