Answer
$695$ feet
Work Step by Step
We have the angle of elevation from a ship to the top of the statue $= 23.7^{\circ}$
height $=305$ feet
Now, $\tan ( 23.7^{\circ}) = \dfrac{opposite }{height}$
or, $0.44 = \dfrac{opposite }{height}$
or, $ Adjacent=695$ feet
It is about $695$ feet away.
