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Kevin is 5 1/2 feet tall.Jane is 5 3/8 feet tall.Who is taller? Justify your answer.

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Kevin is taller


To compare these amounts we must put them both into like denominators first.


5 4/8≥ 5 3/8

So Kevin is taller


User Simon Mourier
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Kevin , if you convert 1/2 into 8ths it becomes 4/8

5 4/8 > 5 3/8
User Aksn
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