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Juan is 1 1/4 feet shorter than Maria. Maria is 1/3 foot taller than Luis. If Luis is 62 inches tall, how tall are Maria and juan?

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Answer:

Maria is 66" tall, Juan is 51" tall

Explanation:

There are 12 inches to a foot.

Luis is 62" tall

Maria is 1/3 of a foot taller than Luis, 1/3 of 12 is 4, (multiply 12 by 1/3)

So Maria is 4 inches taller than Luis, making her 66" tall

Juan is 1 1/4 feet shorter than Maria, that's one foot and 1/4 of a foot shorter, 1/4 of 12 is 3 (multiply 12 by 1/4)

So Juan is one foot (12 inches) plus 3 more inches shorter than Maria,

Juan is 15 inches shorter than Maria, making him 51" tall

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