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Emma has twelve 2 1 half inch building blocks. If they were stacked one on top of the other in a single stack. How tall could she build her tower?
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The height of the tower can be found by multiplying 12 (the number of blocks) by 2 ½ inches (the height of each block).
12 * 2 ½ = 30 inches
Therefore, Emma could build her tower to a height of 30 inches.
To find the total height of the tower, we need to multiply the number of blocks by the height of each block.
Each block is 2 1/2 inches tall, and Emma has 12 blocks.
To multiply a whole number by a fraction, we can convert the whole number to a fraction by giving it a denominator of 1.
So, 12 can be written as 12/1.
Now we can multiply the fractions:
(12/1) * (2 1/2)
To multiply mixed numbers, we first convert them to improper fractions.
2 1/2 = (2 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 5/2
Now we can multiply the fractions:
(12/1) * (5/2) = (12 * 5) / (1 * 2) = 60/2 = 30
Therefore, Emma could build a tower that is 30 inches tall.
To solve this problem, we need to find the total height of the tower that can be built by stacking the building blocks.
First, let's find the height of a single block. A block measures 2 and 1/2 inches in height.
To find the total height of the tower, we need to multiply the height of a single block by the number of blocks. In this case, Emma has twelve blocks.
2 and 1/2 inches multiplied by 12 blocks equals:
2.5 inches * 12 = 30 inches
Therefore, Emma could build a tower that is 30 inches tall with her twelve 2 and 1/2 inch building blocks.
The correct answer is 30 inches.