Question

leons older brother is 4and 3/4 feet tall. Leon is 1/3 foot shorter than his brother. How tall is leon

Answer 1

Answer:
`4(5)/(12)\ feet`

Explanation:

The height of Leon's older brother =
`4(3)/(4)` feet

`=(16+3)/(4)=(19)/(4)` feet

Since, Leon is 1/3 foot shorter than his brother.

Then, the height of Leon =
`(19)/(4)-(1)/(3)`

First we need to make them like fractions by multiplying 3 on the numerator and denominator of the first fraction and 4 on the numerator and denominator of the second fraction.

Then, the height of Leon =
`(57)/(12)-(4)/(12)`

`=(57-4)/(12)\\=(53)/(12)=4(5)/(12)` feet

Hence, The height of Leon =
`4(5)/(12)\ feet`