SOLUTION: Sean is three-fourths his dad's height and one-half foot shorter than his mom. If Sean's dad is 6 feet 4 inches tall, how tall are Sean and his mom?

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Question 1084244: Sean is three-fourths his dad's height and one-half foot shorter than his mom. If Sean's dad is 6 feet 4 inches tall, how tall are Sean and his mom?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Dad is 6 ft 4 in
Convert feet to inches
+6%2A12+=+72+
+72%2B+4+=+76+ inches
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Sean is +3%2F4+ his dad's height
+%283%2F4%29%2A76+=+57+
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He is +%281%2F2%29%2A12+=+6+ inches
shorter than his mom
His mom is +57+%2B+6+=+63+ inches tall
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For Sean:
+57%2F12+=+4+%2B+9%2F12+
Sean is 4 ft 9 inches
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For his mom:
+63%2F12+=+5+%2B+3%2F12+
His mom is 5 ft 3 inches