Answer:
257 cm or 2.57 Meters
Explanation:
Height of ceiling = 2.75 meters
Height of ceiling in centimetre= 2.75*100 = 275 cm ( as 1 m = 100 cm)
It is given that when Clara jumped she was short of 18 cm to touch the ceiling .
So, it can be concluded that difference of ceiling's height and Clara's jump is 18 cm
Difference of height of ceiling and Clara's jump = 18 cm
Height of ceiling -height of Clara's jump = 18 cm
275 - height of Clara's jump = 18 cm
=>height of Clara's jump = 275 - 18 = 257 cm.
Thus , Clara can jump 257 cm high.
In meters, she can jump 257/100 = 2.57 Meters ( As 1 m= 100 cm).