Question

Juan is 1 1/4 feet shorter than Maria. Maria is 1/3 foot taller than Luis. If Luis is 62 inches tall, how tall are Maria and juan?

Answer 1

Answer:

Maria is 66" tall, Juan is 51" tall

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 12 inches to a foot.  

Luis is 62" tall

Maria is 1/3 of a foot taller than Luis,  1/3 of 12 is 4, (multiply 12 by 1/3)

 So Maria is 4 inches taller than Luis, making her 66" tall

Juan is 1 1/4 feet shorter than Maria,  that's one foot and 1/4 of a foot shorter,  1/4 of 12 is 3 (multiply 12 by 1/4)

  So Juan is one foot (12 inches) plus 3 more inches shorter than Maria,

    Juan is 15 inches shorter than Maria, making him 51" tall