At the pottery class, Lily made a clay mug measuring 6 1/6
inches. She also made a flower pot, which was 1 1/2
times taller than the mug. How tall was the pot?
(Must be in simplest form)
To find the height of the flower pot, we first need to find the height of the mug. Since the mug measures 6 1/6 inches, we can convert it to an improper fraction:
6 1/6 = (6 * 6/6) + 1/6 = 36/6 + 1/6 = 37/6 inches
Now, we can find the height of the flower pot by multiplying the height of the mug by 1 1/2:
37/6 * 1 1/2 = (37/6) * (3/2) = (37 * 3) / (6 * 2) = 111/12 = 9 3/12 = 9 1/4
Therefore, the flower pot is 9 1/4 inches tall.