Jay and David are Calculating their combined height Jay is 5 3/4 feet tall, and David is 6 1/8 feet tall. What is jay and David's combined height?

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MistyK · Answer 1 · 2022-09-09T02:48:48+0000

Answer:
$(95)/(8)\ ft$

Explanation:

Given

The height of Jay is
$5(3)/(4)\ ft$

The height of David is
$6(1)/(8)\ ft$

Converting mixed to fraction and add the two heights for combined height

$\Rightarrow (5* 4+3)/(4)+(6* 8+1)/(8)\\\\\Rightarrow (23)/(4)+(49)/(8)\\\\\Rightarrow (46)/(8)+(49)/(8)\\\\\Rightarrow (46+49)/(8)=(95)/(8)\ ft$

Thus, the combined height of the two is
$(95)/(8)\ ft$