Question

Jebb is the tallest player on the basketball team. He is 1 1/2 times as tall as the shortest girl in the sixth grade, who is 4 1/4 feet tall. How tall is Jebb?

A) 6 3/8 feet
B) 6 1/8 feet
C) 6 1/4 feet
D) 6 1/2 feet

Answer 1

Jebb is 6 3/8 feet tall, calculated by multiplying 1 1/2 times the height of the shortest sixth-grade girl who is 4 1/4 feet tall, resulting in 6 3/8 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how tall Jebb is, we need to calculate 1 1/2 times the height of the shortest girl in the sixth grade who is 4 1/4 feet tall. First, we convert 1 1/2 to a mixed number with the same denominator as 4 1/4 for easier multiplication.

1 1/2 = 3/2
4 1/4 = 17/4

Now multiply the two fractions.

(3/2) * (17/4) = 51/8

When we convert the improper fraction 51/8 back to a mixed number, we get:

51 ÷ 8 = 6 with a remainder of 3.
So, 51/8 is equivalent to 6 3/8.

Therefore, Jebb is 6 3/8 feet tall, which matches option A).