A basketball player is six and two thirds feet tall his infant son is one fourth as tall how tall is his son
To find the height of the basketball player's son, we need to multiply the player's height by one-fourth.
Height of the basketball player = 6 and 2/3 feet
Converting the mixed fraction to an improper fraction:
6 and 2/3 = (6 * 3 + 2) / 3 = 20/3
Height of the son = (20/3) * (1/4)
= 20/12
= 5/3
Therefore, the son is 5/3 feet tall.
To find the height of the basketball player's son, you need to follow these steps:
1. Convert the height of the basketball player to a fractional form. The player's height is six and two-thirds feet, which can be written as 6 + 2/3.
2. Multiply the player's height by the fraction representing the son's height. The son's height is one-fourth (1/4) of the player's height. So, multiply 6 + 2/3 by 1/4.
(6 + 2/3) * (1/4) = (18/3 + 2/3) * (1/4) = (20/3) * (1/4) = 20/12
3. Simplify the resulting fraction, if possible. The fraction 20/12 can be reduced by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
20/12 = (20 ÷ 4) / (12 ÷ 4) = 5/3
Therefore, the son is 5/3 of a foot tall, or 1 and 2/3 feet tall.
To find out how tall the basketball player's son is, we need to calculate one fourth of the basketball player's height.
First, let's convert the basketball player's height of 6 and 2/3 feet into a mixed fraction:
6 + 2/3 = (6 * 3 + 2) / 3 = 20/3
Now, let's calculate one fourth of the basketball player's height:
(1/4) * (20/3) = 20/12 = 5/3
Therefore, the infant son is 5/3 feet tall.