What is the answer. I'm so stumped!!

Question

Rachel is 55 5/6 inches tall. Nacy is 1 1/3 inches taller than Rachel, and Jane is 1 1/4 inches taller than Nacy. How tall is Jane?

Answer 1

Height Ruler on wall:

|

|- Jane

|- + 1 1/4

|-Nancy

|- + 1 1/3

|- Rachel is 55 5/6"

|

.

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Jane is: 55 5/6 + 1 1/3 + 1 1/4

The common denominator for 6, 3, and 4 is 12.

Jane is: 55 10/12 + 1 4/12 + 1 3/12

57 17/12

Jane is 58 5/12" tall.

Answer 2

To find Jane's height, add Rachel's, Nacy's, and Jane's:

55⁵/₆ + 1¹/₃ + 1¹/₄