Question

Chelsea is 55 3/ 4 inches tall. Carl is 1 3 /8 inches taller than Chelsea and Jane is 1 1 5 inches taller than Carl. How tall is Jane?

Answer 1

Jane is 11 2/8 inches tall.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Jane's height, we need to add 1 + 3/4 (Chelsea's height) inches, 1 + 3/8 inches (Carl's height), and 1 + 1/5 inches (Jane's height).

First, we need to convert all the fractions to a common denominator:

3/4 = 6/8

3/8 = 3/8

1/5 = 1/5

Now, we can add the fractions:

6/8 + 3/8 + 1/5 = 15/8 + 3/8 + 8/40 = 26/8 + 8/40 = 34/8 + 8/40 = 42/8 + 8/40 = 50/8 + 8/40 = 58/8 + 8/40 = 66/8 + 8/40 = 74/8 + 8/40 = 82/8 + 8/40 = 90/8 = 11 2/8 inches

So, Jane is 11 2/8 inches tall.

Answer 2

Height of Jane =
`58(13)/(40) inches`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Height of Chelsea =
`55(3)/(4) inches`

Height of Carl = Height of Chelsea +
`1(3)/(8) inches`

Height of Jane = Height of Carl +
`1(1)/(5)inches`

Find:

Height of Jane

Computation:

Height of Carl = Height of Chelsea +
`1(3)/(8) inches`

Height of Carl =
`55(3)/(4) inches` +
`1(3)/(8) inches`

Height of Carl =
`57(1)/(8) inches`

Height of Jane =
`57(1)/(8) inches` +
`1(1)/(5)inches`

Height of Jane =
`58(13)/(40) inches`