Sky-scraper

A team of researchers has discovered a tree in northern California that has taken over the title of the world's tallest living thing.

On September 16, Stephen Sillett, a botanist at Humboldt State University in California, climbed to the top of the newly discovered tree and dropped a measuring tape to the ground. He found that the tree, dubbed "Hyperion," tops out at 115.5 meters (379.1 feet). That's slightly taller than "Stratosphere Giant," the tree that has held the height record until now. Both of the green giants are coast redwoods, or Sequoia sempervirens. These cone-bearing conifers grow in a narrow region along the Pacific Coast of the United States.

Look at the graph, below. By roughly how many feet does Hyperion tower over Stratosphere Giant?

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