Question

A kite is flying 9.75 feet directly above a lamp post. If the lamp post is 84 2/3 feet tall, how high is the kite flying?

a) 74 2/3 feet

b) 94 2/3 feet

c) 84 feet

d) 94.75 feet

Answer 1

The height of the kite flying above the lamp post is 74 2/3 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the height of the kite, we need to subtract the height of the lamp post from the total height of the kite and lamp post together. The height of the kite is 9.75 feet, and the height of the lamp post is 84 2/3 feet. We can subtract 84 2/3 from 9.75 to find the height of the kite.

When we perform the subtraction, we get 84 2/3 - 9.75 = 74 2/3 feet. Therefore, the height of the kite is 74 2/3 feet.