A basketball player is 6 and 2/3 feet tall. His infant son is 1/4 as tall. How tall is his son?
A. 2 2/12 ft
B. 1 1/2 ft
C. 2 2/3 ft
D. 1 2/3 ft
To find the height of the son, divide the height of the basketball player by 4: 6 2/3 ft / 4 = 1 2/3 ft. Answer: D. 1 2/3 ft.
To find the height of the son, we need to calculate 1/4 of the height of the basketball player.
First, let's convert the basketball player's height to a mixed number. We can express 6 and 2/3 as an improper fraction: (6 * 3 + 2)/3 = 20/3 feet.
Now, to find 1/4 of the basketball player's height, we multiply 20/3 by 1/4:
(20/3) * (1/4) = 20/12 = 5/3 feet.
To simplify the fraction 5/3, we divide the numerator (5) by the denominator (3):
5 รท 3 = 1 remainder 2.
So, the son is 1 and 2/3 feet tall.
Therefore, the answer is D. 1 2/3 ft.