Question

Mrs. Meyers is growing vines along the sides of her house. On the west side the vines are 2 4/10 meters tall. On the east side the vines are 5 8/10 meters taller than the ones on the west side. How tall are the vines on the east side?

Answer 1

e=east vine’s height

e=24/10+58/10
e=82/10

e=8 1/5

Answer 2

Height of the vines on the west side

`=2(4)/(10)`

But

`=(4)/(10)=(2)/(5)`

So length of vines in the west

=
`=2(2)/(5)`

Height of vines on the west side as an improper fraction

=
`(12)/(5)`

Now Vines on the east are

`5(8)/(10)=5(4)/(5)`

taller

In the mixed fraction it is

`(29)/(5)`

So height of vines

`=(29)/(5)+(12)/(5)`

`=(41)/(5)`

`=8(1)/(5)`

So the vines on the east are
`8(1)/(5) m`