Question

Paraceratherium was the biggest land mammal there has ever been. It lived about 35 million years ago and was 8 m tall and 11 m long. It looked like a giant rhinoceros but had a long neck like a giraffe. About how tall was Paraceratherium in feet? Use the conversion factor 1 ft. = 0.3048 m. Round to the nearest tenth where necessary.
a.
26.7 ft.
c.
42.6 ft.
b.
36.7 ft.
d.
19.9 ft.

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 1 }{ x }=\frac{ 0.3048 }{ 8 }\]

Cross Multiply

\[x=\frac{ 1*8 }{ 0.3048 }\]

\[x=? \]

Answer 2

26.24..

Answer 3

Right

Answer 4

@Nurali Do I Round?

Answer 5

26.7 ft. is the Correct Choice.