Question

A zookeeper is 6 and 1/4 feet tall. A young giraffe in her care is 9 and 3/8 feet tall. What fraction of the giraffes height is the zookeepers?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. You know that:

- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.

- The young giraffe is 9 3/8 feet tall.

2. Then, to calculate how many times as tall as the zookeeper is the girraffe, you only need to divide the height of the giraffe by the height of the zookeeper:

- Let's rewrite each height as a decimal number: divide the numerator and the denominator of the fraction and add the result to the whole number:

- Divide 9.375 feet by 6.25 feet, then you obtain the following result:

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Answer 2

3 1/8

Explanation:

Subtract and then simplify