Question

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

Answer 1

4 5/12

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let

x------> height of Leon's older brother

y------> height of Leon

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

`4(3)/(4)\ ft=(4*4+3)/(4)= (19)/(4)\ ft`

we know that

`x=(19)/(4)\ ft` -----> equation A

`y=x-(1)/(3)` -----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

`y=(19)/(4)-(1)/(3)=(53)/(12)\ ft`

Convert to mixed number

`(53)/(12)=(48)/(12)+(5)/(12)=4(5)/(12)\ ft`

therefore

the answer is

`4(5)/(12)\ ft`