SOLUTION: yao defen is one of the tallest women on earth. her mother is 13 inches less than 3/4 as tall as yao.If yao's mother is 56 iches tall, (4 feet 8 inches) how tall in inches is yao?

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Question 389067: yao defen is one of the tallest women on earth. her mother is 13 inches less than 3/4 as tall as yao.If yao's mother is 56 iches tall, (4 feet 8 inches) how tall in inches is yao?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
56+13=69
69/.75=92 in

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