A high school track team's long jump record is 24 ft 2 1/4 in This year, Hal's best long jump is 23 ft 9 1/2 in If long jumps are measured to the nearest quarter inch, how much farther must hal jump to break the record?

24 ft 2 1/4 inches - 23 ft 9 1/2 inches = 4 3/4 inches.

4 3/4 inches would tie it, so now add 1/4 more inches:

4 3/4 + 1/4 = 5 inches.

He needs to jump 5 inches more.

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1 1/7 hope i

step-by-step explanation:

8/7 = (1 * 7 + 1) / 7 = 1 + 1/7 = 1 1/7