Question

Dagne measures and finds that she can do a vertical jump that is 27.5% of her height. If Dagne is 48 inches tall, how high can she jump? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

She can jump 13.2 inches.

Explanation:

48 inches -> 100%

x inches -> 27.5%

x = (48*27.5)/100 = 13.2 inches

Answer 2

She can jump 13.2 inches.

Explanation:

In order to compute how high Dagne can jump we must find how much is 27.5% of 48 inches. We can do that by applying a rule of three, where 48 inches is to 100% as x inches is to 27.5%. In this case x will be the height of her jump. So we have:

48 inches -> 100%

x inches -> 27.5%

x = (48*27.5)/100 = 13.2 inches

She can jump 13.2 inches.