Question

Anthony is 154 cm tall, his brother Gerry is 5/7 as tall as him. How tall is Gerry?

Answer 1

The correct answer is 110 cm

Explanation:

Fractions always include two values (one at the top and the other at the bottom) and they represent the proportion of something, for example, 1/2 of an apple means there is only half apple. Now, to calculate how much is 5/7 of 154 centimeters, simply divide the total number into the denominator (bottom number) and then multiply the result by the numerator (top number). This process is shown in detail below:

$\frac{5}{7}$  -  5 is the numerator and 7 is the denominator

5/7 of 154 cm

154 cm / 7 = 22

22 x 5 = 110 cm