Question

Sandra is 4 feet tall. Pablo is 10% taller than Sandra and Michaels is 8% taller than Pablo. What is Michael height in feet

Answer 1

To find Michael's height, calculate the percentage increase of each person's height. Sandra is 4 feet tall, Pablo is 10% taller than Sandra, and Michael is 8% taller than Pablo. By applying these percentages, Michael's height is approximately 4.752 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Michael's height, we need to calculate the percentage increase of each person's height. First, let's find out how much taller Pablo is than Sandra. Since Pablo is 10% taller than Sandra, we multiply Sandra's height by 10% (0.10) and add it to her height: 4 + (4 * 0.10) = 4.4 feet. Next, we calculate how much taller Michael is than Pablo. Michael is 8% taller than Pablo, so we multiply Pablo's height by 8% (0.08) and add it to his height: 4.4 + (4.4 * 0.08) = 4.752 feet. Therefore, Michael's height is approximately 4.752 feet.

Answer 2

We first calculate Pablo's height .

4 = 100%

x = 1% (Where x is 1% of Sandra's height.)

cross multiplying the equation, we get:

100x = 4 → x = 4/100 → x = 0.04

If 1% = 0.04, then 10% will be 0.04 × 10 = 0.4

Pablo's height is 4 + 0.4 = 4.4 feet.

Now we repeat the above steps to get Michal's height from Pablo's height

4.4 = 100%

x = 1% so:

100x = 4.4 → x = 4.4/ 100 → x = 0.044

If 1% = 0.044, then 8% will be 0.044 × 8 = 0.35

Michael's height is 4.4 + 0.35 = 4.75 feet.