SOLUTION: A boy is 4 feet 8 inches tall. If he could walk around the Earth one time on the equator, the top of his head would travel farther than his feet. Assuming that the equator is a per

Question 870003: A boy is 4 feet 8 inches tall. If he could walk around the Earth one time on the equator, the top of his head would travel farther than his feet. Assuming that the equator is a perfect circle, how much farther would the top of his head travel than his feet (in inches)?
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A boy is 4 feet 8 inches tall. If he could walk around the Earth one time on the equator, the top of his head would travel farther than his feet.
Assuming that the equator is a perfect circle, how much farther would the top of his head travel than his feet (in inches)?
:
convert his height to inches: 4(12) + 8 = 56"
= 352"
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