Question

Mark was working on the long jumpcompetition, and he was able tojump 9 3/4 feet. Chris jumped 7/88 as far as Mark. Write and solve theequation that will help you figureout how far Chris jumped.Explain the steps you took to solvethe problem

Answer 1

`J_c=8(17)/(32)ft`

Step-by-step explanation: Writing the statements into Mathematics gives the following result:

`\begin{gathered} J_m=9(3)/(4)ft\Rightarrow(1) \\ J_c=(7)/(8)J_m\Rightarrow(2) \end{gathered}`

Substituting the equation (1) into equation (2) gives the following answer:

`\begin{gathered} J_c=(7)/(8)J_m\Rightarrow J_c=(7)/(8)\cdot9(3)/(4)ft=(273)/(32)ft \\ J_c=8(17)/(32)ft \end{gathered}`

Conclusion: Chris Jumped 8 feet and (17/32)th of another foot.