Question

Jamal is 5 inches taller than Ben and 2 inches shorter than Lacy.Lacy is 9 inches taller than her brother Zach. Zach is 4 ft 3 inches tall. how tall is Ben

Answer 1

Ben is 53 inches tall.

Explanation:

Here we have , Jamal is 5 inches taller than Ben and 2 inches shorter than Lacy.Lacy is 9 inches taller than her brother Zach . Zach is 4 ft 3 inches tall. We need to find how tall is Ben .Let's find out:

Let height of Lacy be x , But Lacy is 9 inches taller than her brother Zach . Zach is 4 ft 3 inches tall i.e.

⇒
`4ft+3inches + 9 inches`

⇒
`4(12 inches)+3inches+9inches`

⇒
`60inches`

Now , Jamal is 2 inches shorter than Lacy i.e.

⇒
`60-2`

⇒
`58inches`

Now , Jamal is 5 inches taller than Ben . So , height of Ben is :

⇒
`58inches -5 inches`

⇒
`53inches`

Therefore , Ben is 53 inches tall.