Jason is 59 in. tall. Kent is 5 ft. 1 in. tall. Who is taller and by how much.

Answer 1

Hi Rebecca,

Recall that 12 inches is equivalent to 1 foot.

Since Kent if 5 ft 1 in tall, we can express his height in inches as:

5 * 12 = 60 inches + 1 inch = 61 inches

Jason is 59 inches tall. Because 59 is less than 61, we can say that Kent is taller.

Kent is taller by 2 inches (61 - 59 = 2 inches)

Hope this helps!