If Charlie is 6 1/3 ft tall, Dan is 6 5/12 ft tall and Mark is 6 1/6 ft tall, who is the tallest?
I say Dan is the tallest, am I right?
Thank You for any help you can give me on this.
I agree with you Mark.
5/12 > 1/3 > 1/6
Thank You Very Much DonHo
You're welcome.
To find out who is the tallest among Charlie, Dan, and Mark, we need to compare their heights. Let's convert all the heights to a common denominator to make the comparison easier.
Charlie's height can be written as 6 1/3 ft. To convert this mixed number to an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (6) by the denominator (3) and add the numerator (1). This gives us (6 * 3 + 1) / 3 = 19 / 3 ft.
Dan's height can be written as 6 5/12 ft. Similarly, to convert this mixed number to an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (6) by the denominator (12) and add the numerator (5). This gives us (6 * 12 + 5) / 12 = 77 / 12 ft.
Mark's height is already given as 6 1/6 ft. Converting it to an improper fraction, we get (6 * 6 + 1) / 6 = 37 / 6 ft.
Now that we have all the heights as improper fractions, we can compare them. To make the comparison easier, we can convert the fractions to decimal form.
Charlie's height: 19 / 3 = 6.33 ft
Dan's height: 77 / 12 ≈ 6.42 ft
Mark's height: 37 / 6 ≈ 6.17 ft
Therefore, Dan is indeed the tallest among Charlie, Dan, and Mark with a height of approximately 6.42 ft.