An airplane is cruising at an altitude of 28,951 feet. Express this distance to the nearest hundred meters.

Answer 1

28,951 feet

an inch = exactly 2.54 cm = exactly 0.0254 meters

12 inches in a foot

one foot = 12 inches = 12(.0254) meters

28,951 feet = 28,951(12)(.0254) meters

=about 8,824.27 meters

1 yard = 0.9144 meter

28,951 ft = 28,951/3 yards = 9,650 1/3 yds =.9144(9,650 1/3) = 8,824.27 meters

round off to the nearest hundred meters = 8,800 m.

round off to the nearest hundredth meter = 8,824.27 m.