Question

A high school track team's long jump record is 21 ft 1 3 4 in. this year, clark's best long jump is 20 ft 8 1 2 in. if long jumps are measured to the nearest quarter inch, how much farther must clark jump to break the record?

Answer 1

To break the long jump record, Clark needs to jump 1.04 feet farther.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much farther Clark must jump to break the record, we need to subtract Clark's best long jump distance from the long jump record distance.

First, let's convert the distances to a common unit. Both distances are given in feet and inches, so we need to convert them to the same unit before subtracting.

21 ft 1 3/4 in can be converted to 21.75 feet, and 20 ft 8 1/2 in can be converted to 20.71 feet.

Now, we can subtract Clark's distance from the record distance: 21.75 - 20.71 = 1.04 feet.

Therefore, Clark needs to jump 1.04 feet farther to break the record.