Question

The stilts increase a person's height by 1.5 yards. If Bonnie, who is 5 feet and 7 inches tall, walks with the stilts, how tall will she be? Plz help

Answer 1

Answer: 10.08 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's make the following conversions:

1.5 yards to feet:

$(1.5yd)(\frac{3ft}{1yd})=4.5ft$

7 inches to feet:

$(7in)(\frac{0.0833ft}{1in})=0.58ft$

Then, the height of Bonnie is:

$5ft+0.58ft=5.58ft$

If the stilts increase a person's height by 1.5 yards or 4.5 feet, then you must add this height by Bonnie's height to calculate how tall she will be. Then:

$=5.58ft+4.5ft=10.08ft$