Question

Marcus is 5 7/24 feet tall Ben is 5 5/16 feet tall which of the two boys is taller? Justify your answer

Answer 1

To figure out who is taller, we can take each mixed number and find a common denominator.

5/16 (x3) 15/48
7/24 (x2) 14/48

This tells us that Ben is taller because Marcus is shorter than him by 1/48.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ben is taller than Marcus

Step-by-step explanation:

Height of Marcus = $5\frac{7}{24}feet$

To write this mixed fraction in decimal the we need to split it and add the two terms-

$5\frac{7}{24} = 5 + \frac{7}{24} = 5 + 0.291 = 5.291$

∴Height of Marcus = $5.291feet$

Height of Ben = $5\frac{5}{16}feet$

Similarly we can write this also in decimal as-

$5\frac{5}{16} = 5 + \frac{5}{16} = 5 + 0.313= 5.313$

∴Height of Ben= $5.313feet$

∴ Ben is taller than Marcus