An airplane flying around the equator travels 24,936 miles in an entire orbit and the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901 miles. A) what is the altitude of the airplane in miles (exactly)? (Leave pie in your answer)  B) Approximately what was the planes' altitude in feet? (round to the nearest 100 ft.

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An airplane flying around the equator travels 24,936 miles in an entire orbit and the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901 miles.

A) what is the altitude of the airplane in miles (exactly)? (Leave pie in your answer) 

B) Approximately what was the planes' altitude in feet? (round to the nearest 100 ft.)

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