Question

Chrystelle's mother is 1 2/3ft taller than Chrystelle. If

Chrystelle is 3 1/2 ft tall, how tall is her mother?

Answer 1

first make it so the denominator is the same on bothers sides. a common denominator for both is 6 so

Chrystelle mom: 1 2/3 taller. multiply the fraction by 2/2 so 1 4/6

chrystelle: 3 1/2 feet tall. multiply the fraction by 3/3 so 3 3/6

now just add to figure out so

3 3/6 + 1 4/6 = 4 7/6 which simplifies down to 5 1/6

so chrystelles mom is 5 1/6 feet tall

Answer 2

4 5/6 feet.

Explanation:

The least common multiple for 2 and 3 is 6, so if we change the denominators to 6, we get Chrystelle's height as 3 3/6, and her mother is 1 4/6 ft taller than her.

3 3/6 + 1 4/6= ?

(Written as an Improper fraction)

21/6 + 10/6 = 31/6

31/6 = 4 5/6.

I hope this helps!