In the Himalaya Mountains along the border of Tibet and Nepal, Mount Everest reaches a record height of 29,035 feet. How high is Mt. Everest in miles? Use the conversion equivalency of 1 mile = 5280 feet.

Convert feet to miles by dividing by 5,280: 29,035 ÷ 5,280 ≈ 5.50 miles. Rounded to the nearest tenth, Mount Everest is about 5.5 miles high, which is choice A.

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