If we use the analogy that some U.S. families have an income that could be represented by the height of Mount Everest, then the average American family has an income that is about _____ feet off the ground.

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Mount Everest is approximately 29,029 feet tall. If we represent the income of the wealthiest American families as the height of Mount Everest, then an average American family's income would be much smaller in comparison. The average American household income in 2020 was around $68,703. To find the height in our analogy we need to divide $68,703 by 29,029. This gives us approximately 2.37. Therefore, the average American family's income could be represented by a height of about 2.37 feet off the ground, which is closest to 15 inches or 1.25 feet. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

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