A zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall. A young giraffe in his care is 9 3/8 feet tall how many times as tall as the zookeeper is the giraffe?

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Christina Zhou · Answer 1 · 2022-10-01T19:29:43+0000

Answer: The giraffe is 1.5 times tall as the zookeeper.

Explanation:

Given: Height of Giraffe =
$9\frac38\ feet =(72+3)/(8)\ feet =(75)/(8)\ feet$

Height of zookeeper=
$6\frac14\ feet =(24+1)/(4)\ feet =(25)/(4)\ feet$

Let n = number of times the giraffe is tall as the zookeeper.

n=((75)/(8))/((25)/(4))=(75*4)/(25*8) = 1.5

Hence, the giraffe is 1.5 times tall as the zookeeper.