A basketball player is 6 2/3 feet tall. His infant son is 1/4 as tall. How tall is his son? (1 point)
Responses
2 2/12 ft.
2 Start Fraction 2 over 12 End Fraction ft.
1 2/3 ft.
1 Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction ft.
2 2/3 ft.
2 Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction ft.
1 1/2 ft.
1 Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction ft.
To find the height of the son, we need to find 1/4 of the height of the basketball player.
1/4 of 6 2/3 is:
6 2/3 * 1/4 = (6 * 4 + 2) / 3 * 1/4 = 24/3 + 2/3 * 1/4 = 8 + 2/3 = 8 2/3
Therefore, the son is 8 2/3 feet tall. The closest answer choice is 2 2/3 ft.