Question

MARCUS IS 5 7/24 feet tall.ben is 5 5/16 feet tall.which of the two boys is taller? justify your answer?

Answer 1

MARCUS IS NOT TALLER

find a common denominator of the two fractions

`(5)/(16) >> (15)/(48)`

`(7)/(24) >> (14)/(48)`

MARCUS IS SHORTER BY
`(1)/(48)`

Answer 2

For this case we have the following mixed numbers.

For Marcus:

`5(7)/(24)`

For Ben:

`5(5)/(16)`

What we must do is rewrite the mixed numbers as rational numbers.

We have then:

For Marcus:

`5(7)/(24) = (127)/(24)`

For Ben:

`5(5)/(16) = (85)/(16)`

From here, we observe that Ben is taller than Marcus because:

`(85)/(16) > (127)/(24)`

Answer:

Ben is taller than marcus