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4. Columbus had a hard time convincing anyone to undertake the expense of financing a voyage to an unknown place. Based on the information available from other sailors and partly on his own ideas, Columbus underestimated the circumference of the Earth by twenty-one percent. The circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles at the Equator. What was Columbus' estimate of the Earth's circumference? Round your answer to the nearest mile.

19,671.79
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes. That's the same answer I posted yesterday.
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