Question

The stilts increase a person's height by 1.5 yards. If Bonnie, who is 5 feet and 7 inches tall, walks with the stilts, how tall will she be? Plz help

Answer 1

Answer: 10.08 feet.

Explanation:

Let's make the following conversions:

1.5 yards to feet:

`(1.5yd)((3ft)/(1yd))=4.5ft`

7 inches to feet:

`(7in)((0.0833ft)/(1in))=0.58ft`

Then, the height of Bonnie is:

`5ft+0.58ft=5.58ft`

If the stilts increase a person's height by 1.5 yards or 4.5 feet, then you must add this height by Bonnie's height to calculate how tall she will be. Then:

`=5.58ft+4.5ft=10.08ft`