Question

The ratio of Sam’s height to joe’s height is 5:6. Sam is 57”tall, how tall is joe

Answer 1

Joe is 68.4” tall. Set the ratio of 5/6=57/x, solve using the butterfly method (multiply 57 and 6, set equal to 5x) 57•6 is 342, so at this point it would be 342=5x. 342/5 is 68.4