Question

The distance between two points is correctly expressed as 720 statute miles or 630 nautical miles. Which of the following most closely approximates the value of one statute mile in terms of nautical miles?

a. 0.88
b. 0.89
c. 0.90
d. 1.14
e. 1.25

please answer and explain

what is different between statute mile and nautical mile

Answer 1

a nautical mile is one minute of latitude, very useful when navigating at sea. Statute miles are just what the law says they are.

from the data above, a statute mile is 630/720 nautical miles, or 7/8 = .875

Answer 2

SO, THE ANSWER IS A, 0.875=0.88


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