Mrs. Bryant has a 1-year-old son who is 62.5 cm tall. Mrs.bryant want to see if her son's height is above or below average. She has a table of average heights for children the table shows the average height for a boy of that age is 28 inches.how many inches shorter is Mrs.bryant's son than the average?(one inch is about 2.5 cm )
What are your answer choices?
The answer choices are??
2 in
3 in
7.5 in
6 in
62.5 cm = 24.6 inches
Ms. sue is it 2in
Ms. sue it and inches
No.
28 - 25 = ?
Ms sue is it 3
Yes, 3 inches shorter than average.
To determine how many inches shorter Mrs. Bryant's son is compared to the average height, we need to convert the average height given in centimeters to inches and then compare it to her son's height.
The average height given for a boy of that age is 28 inches. We are given that 1 inch is about 2.5 cm, so let's convert the average height from inches to centimeters:
28 inches * 2.5 cm/inch = 70 cm
Now we have the average height in centimeters as 70 cm.
Next, we need to compare Mrs. Bryant's son's height to the average height. Mrs. Bryant's son's height is given as 62.5 cm. To find the difference, we subtract his height from the average height:
70 cm - 62.5 cm = 7.5 cm
Since we are asked for the difference in inches, we need to convert the difference from centimeters to inches. We know that 1 inch is about 2.5 cm, so we divide the difference by 2.5:
7.5 cm / 2.5 cm/inch = 3 inches
Therefore, Mrs. Bryant's son is approximately 3 inches shorter than the average height for a boy of his age.