Question

Marcus is 5 19/24 feet tall. Ben is 5 1/16 feet tall. Which of the two boys is taller?

Answer 1

This tells us that Ben is taller because Marcus is shorter than him by 1/48.

Explanation:

To figure out who is taller, we can take each mixed number and find a common denominator.

5/16 (x3) 15/48

7/24 (x2) 14/48

This tells us that Ben is taller because Marcus is shorter than him by 1/48.