Question

Which answer choice correctly identifies the missing information in the problem? Joey and Kirk are in the 6th grade. Kirk is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Joey is 4 feet 8 inches tall. How much taller is Kirk than Joey?

Answer 1

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