Jebb is the tallest player on the basketball team. He is 1 1/2 times as tall as the shortest girl in the sixth grade, who is 4 1/4 feet tall. How tall is Jebb?

Question

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   I have trouble multiplying mixed numbers. And especially the word problems involving it. Please help.

 

If you could also explain how you solved it that would be great. I need to explain how this problem was solved. So please explain. Thank you!

Answer 1

1 1/2 times 4 1/4

change to improper fractions

(3/2)*(17/4)

(3*17)/(2*4)=51/8=6 3/8 feet tall

3/8 of 12 inches is (3/8)*12=36/8=4 4/8=4.5 inches

Jebb is 6 feet 4.5 inches tall