Question

Ms. Henderson's plant is 6 1/3 inches tall. It is 1 5/6 inches taller than Megan's plant.

How tall is Megan's plant?
Enter your answer as a simplified mixed number by filling in the boxes.

Answer 1

The is 4 1/2. just like

ChocoWaffoALT said.

Answer 2

4 1/2 inches

Explanation:

Hi! I hope this helps!:

Since Ms. Henderson's plant is 6 1/3, all we need to do is subtract 1 5/6 from it! We do this because it says, "1 5/6 inches taller than Megan's plant".

For the next steps, you can change the mixed numbers into decimals or into improper fractions! 6 1/3 would be 19/3. 1 5/6 would be 11/6. You can find a common denominator for both. I would make 19/3 to 38/6.

Lastly, you need to subtract and make it into simplest form! 38/6 - 11/6 = 27/6.

You could simplify it to 9/3, 4.5, or 4 1/2 inches.