Two sailors are at the tops of their ships' masts in the open ocean. The mast of the ship A is twice as high as that of ship B. How much farther can sailor A see than sailor B? a) no farther b) a little more than 40% farther c) twice as far d) almost three times as far e) four times as far

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Two sailors are at the tops of their ships' masts in the open ocean. The mast of the ship A is twice as high as that of ship B. How much farther can sailor A see than sailor B?

a) no farther

b) a little more than 40% farther

c) twice as far

d) almost three times as far

e) four times as far

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