Question

Jebb is the tallest player on the basketball team. He is 1 1/2 times as tall as the shortest girls in the sixth grade, who is 4 1/4 feet tall. How tall is Jebb?

Answer 1

`6(3)/(8)` feet tall.

Explanation:

Jebb's Height Calculation:

The heights are given in Mixed Fraction. A mixed fraction is comprised of a whole number and a proper fraction, where as proper fraction is the one whose numerator is less than its denominator and improper fraction is the one whose numerator is greater than its denominator:

Shortest girl in the Sixth Grade =
`4(1)/(4)` feet

Converting the height in improper fraction:

`(17)/(4)` feet

Jebb's Height =
`1(1)/(2)` feet x The shortest girl height

Converting the height of Jebb in Improper Fraction:

`(3)/(2)` feet x
`(17)/(4)` feet

To find the Jebb's height we multiply 3 by 17 and 2 by 4 to get a improper fraction of;

Jebb's Height =
`(51)/(8)` feet

We can convert the above in mixed fraction as follows:

`6(3)/(8)` feet tall.