Horses are measured in units called hands. One hand equals 1/3 foot. A horse is 5 1/3 feet tall. How tall is this horse in hands?
(16/3) / (1/3)
(16/3) * (3/1) = 48/3 = 16 hands
To find out how tall the horse is in hands, we need to convert the height from feet to hands. Since one hand is equal to 1/3 foot, we can set up a conversion equation:
1 hand = 1/3 foot
To convert the horse's height of 5 1/3 feet to hands, we can multiply it by the conversion factor:
5 1/3 feet * (1 hand / 1/3 foot)
To simplify this calculation, we can convert the mixed number 5 1/3 to an improper fraction:
5 1/3 = (3 * 5 + 1) / 3 = 16/3
Now we can substitute this value into our conversion equation:
16/3 feet * (1 hand / 1/3 foot)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators and denominators:
(16/3) * (1/1/3) = (16/3) * (3/1)
Canceling out the units of feet and hands, we have:
16 * 1 = 16
Therefore, the horse is 16 hands tall.