Question

1. Diego Is 59.5 Inches tall. His brother is 40.125 Inches tall How much taller than his brother Is Diego? Show a strategy below to explain your reasoning. 2. A runner has run 1.192 kilometers of a 10 kilometer race. How much father does he need to run to finish the race? Use a strategy by using the Kami tools. Show your reasoning.

Answer 1

1. You have the following infromation:

Diego Is 59.5 Inches tall. His brother is 40.125 Inches tall

In order to determine how much taller than his brother is Diego, you simply calculate the quotient between the height of Diego and the height of his brother:

59.5/40.125 = 1.48 ≈ 1.50

Hence, Diego is approximately 1.50 taller than his brother