Answer:Kirk is taller than Joey by 8 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1
Kirk's height is given as =5 feet 4 inches tall.
Joey's height 4 feet 8 inches tall
Difference in height = 5 feet 4 inches
- 4 feet 8 inches
=
Step 2
Bear in mind that 12 inches = 1 feet . Now,8 cannot be subtracted from 4 , so we borrow 1 feet from 5feet, which is equivalent to 12 inches and add to inches so it becomes
4 feet (12+4)inches = 4 feet 16inches
- 4 feet 8 inches - 4 feet 8 inches
= 8 inches
Therefore Kirk is taller than Joey by 8 inches
