Question

Jerome found another feather that made the difference between the longest and shortest feather 1 3/4 inches what could be the length of the new father explain

Answer 1

Answer:

By assuming that shortest feather has a length of 1/4 inches, the length of the longest feather is 2 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

A mathematical translation of the statement of the problem is:

$x - y = \frac{7}{4}$

Where x, y represent the lengths of the longest and shortest feathers, respectively. Let assume that length of the shortest feather is 1/4 inches. Then, the length of the longest feather is:

$x = y + \frac{7}{4}$

$x = 2$

By assuming that shortest feather has a length of 1/4 inches, the length of the longest feather is 2 inches.