Question 699492: jacob is 4 7/8ft tall, and emily is 5 3/16ft tall. emily claims she is at least 1/2ft taller than jacob. is she? Answer by sp75(12) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Convert the given mixed numbers into improper fractions by multiplying the leading coefficient withe the denominator and then adding the numerator to that product.
You'll find that Jacob is feet tall and Emily is feet tall.
To see if she is at least a half a foot taller, you will need to find the difference between both of their heights. To do that, you will need to subtract which means you need to find a common denominator. In this case, 16 will be sufficient.
Now you have Jacob is feet tall and Emily is feet tall.
is less than a half. This means Emily is not at least a half of a foot taller than Jacob.
