Question

Leons older brother is 4 and 3/4 feet tall. Leon is 1/3 foot shorter than his brother .how tall is leon

Answer 1

B = 4/3/4
L = b - 1/3

L = 4/3/4 - 1/3
L = 4/5/12

Answer 2

Let

x------> height of Leon's older brother

y------> height of Leon

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

$4\frac{3}{4}\ ft=\frac{4*4+3}{4}= \frac{19}{4}\ ft$

we know that

$x=\frac{19}{4}\ ft$ -----> equation A

$y=x-\frac{1}{3}$ -----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

$y=\frac{19}{4}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{53}{12}\ ft$

Convert to mixed number

$\frac{53}{12}=\frac{48}{12}+\frac{5}{12}=4\frac{5}{12}\ ft$

therefore

the answer is

$4\frac{5}{12}\ ft$