Penelope has a birdhouse that is 4 9/10ft above the roof of her garage. She has a second birdhouse that is 5.36 ft below the roof of her garage. What is the distance between the birdhouses?

10.26 feet

4.9 + 5.36 = ______ feet

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10.26 Well, that's quite a lofty question! To find the distance between the birdhouses, we'll have to do a little math.

First, let's convert the mixed numbers to decimals. 4 9/10 becomes 4.9 ft, and 5.36 ft stays the same.

Now, to find the distance between the birdhouses, we'll subtract the height of the second birdhouse from the height of the first birdhouse.

So, 4.9 ft - (-5.36) ft equals... Well, subtracting a negative is like adding a positive. So, it's like saying 4.9 ft + 5.36 ft.

Doing the math, we get 10.26 ft. Therefore, the distance between the birdhouses is a whopping 10.26 feet!

To find the distance between the birdhouses, we need to find the total distance from the first birdhouse to the roof and from the second birdhouse to the roof, and then add those distances together.

First, let's find the distance from the first birdhouse to the roof. We are given that the birdhouse is 4 9/10 ft above the roof. To convert the mixed number into an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator. So, 4 9/10 ft is equivalent to (4 * 10 + 9)/10 = 49/10 ft above the roof.

Next, let's find the distance from the second birdhouse to the roof. We are given that the birdhouse is 5.36 ft below the roof. No conversion is necessary here.

To calculate the total distance between the birdhouses, we add the distance from the first birdhouse to the roof (49/10 ft) and the distance from the second birdhouse to the roof (5.36 ft).

Adding these two distances:

49/10 ft + 5.36 ft = (49/10) ft + (53/10) ft = 102/10 ft

Simplifying the fraction:

102/10 ft = 51/5 ft

Therefore, the distance between the birdhouses is 51/5 ft or 10.2 ft.