Question

Marcus is 5 19/24 feet tall. Ben is 5 11/16 feet tall. Which of the two boys is taller?

Complete the justification using decimal representations of the mixed numbers. Round decimal entries to four decimal places.
 
A.  Ben Is taller than Marcus.
B. Marcus is taller than Ben.

 
He is taller because > .

write your answers above in decimals .

Answer 1

Marcus's height in decimal would be about 5.719
Ben's height in decimal would be about 5.6875
There for it is B; Marcus is taller than Ben
He is taller by .0315
I found this out by dividing 19 by 24 and 11 by 16
Hope this helps :)