Ajax is 5 and 1 fourth feet tall. His sister is 3 eighths foot shorter than Ajax How tall is Ajax Sister?

feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

Ajax is "5 and 1 fourth feet tall", which can be written as the mixed number .

His sister is "3 eighths foot shorter", so she's 3/8 feet shorter than 5 1/4.

So, this is just a subtraction problem:

To solve this, we want to convert 5 1/4 into an improper fraction, which is: . Now, we want to find a common denominator. In this case, that common denominator is 8, so .

Finally, we subtract 3/8 from 42/8: . So, Ajax's sister is 39/8 feet. Converting this into a mixed number, we have: 39/8 = 4 .

Therefore, Ajax's sister is feet tall.

Hope this helps!

4⅞ ft

4 and 7 eighths feet

Step-by-step explanation:

5¼ - ⅜

5¼ = 21/4

21/4 - 3/8

[21×2 - 3]/8

(42 - 3)/8

39/8

4 ⅞

i think ur answer is   (3,-1)

3

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