Height of Mt. Everest When Mt. Everest was first surveyed, the surveyors obtaine

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Height of Mt. Everest When Mt. Everest was first surveyed, the surveyors obtained a height of 29.000 ft to the nearest foot. State the range represented by this number. (The surveyors thought no one would believe a measurement ot 29.000 ft. so they reported it as 29,002.) (Source: Dunham, W., The Mathematical Universe. John Wiley and Sons.) Longest Vehicular Tunnel The E. Johnson Memorial Tunnel in Colorado, which measures 8959 ft. is one of the longest land vehicular tunnels in the United States What is the range of this number? (Source: World Almanac and Hook of Facts.) Top WNBA Scorer Women's National Basketball Association player Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty received the 2010 award for most points scored 729. Is it appropriate to consider this number as between 728 5 and 729.5? Why or why not? (Source: www.wnba.com)

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range = highest value - lowest value. = 29002 - 2 = 29000.

it is not appropriate to consider 729 b/w 728.5 and 729.5 .the games have points always natural numbers or intezers never rational and decimal values.

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