(math not history)
(urgent)
john muir was an american naturalist born in scotland on april 21, 1838. as one of the first advocates of
the united states' wilderness preservation, mulr spent his career writing letters, essays and books about
many of his experiences in the sierra nevada mountains, located in northern california. mutr's influence on
the history of american wilderness continues to live on past his death in the early twentieth century, as
people of all ages visit and hike through the 221 miles of the john muir trail, named in mur's honor. the
trall begins in yosemite national park and concludes at mount whitney, which contains the highest peak of
the continental united states
the following table compares mount whitney's height in meters, to other monumental peaks of the world.
mountain
location
height in meters)
of highest peak
mount whitney california, united states
4.418.38 meters
mount fuji fus hakone-izu national park, japan 3.775.86 meters
mount everest great himalayas of southern asia 8,849.87 meters
mount kimanjaro tanzania, africa
5,894.83 meters
mount olympus mylikas, greece
2.919.07 meters
use the data in the table to complete parts a, b and c. in your final answers, include your work for all
estimates and calculations
part
use scientific notation to estimate the following:
how many times greater is mount everest's highest peak than mount olympus's?
part 8
use scientific notation to calculate the following:
how many times greater is mount everest's highest peak than mount olympus's?
partc
given the calculation in part b comparing the highest peaks of mount everest and mount olymous, can
you conclude that the estimate in part a is reasonable? answer in complete sentences