a basketball player is 6 2/3 feet tall.. his infant son is 1/4 as tall. how tall is his son?

Question

A: 1 2/3 ft
B: 1 1/2 ft
C: 2 2/12 ft
D: 2 2/3 ft

Answer 1

To find out how tall the son is, we need to multiply the height of the basketball player by 1/4.

Multiply the whole number part:
6 x 1/4 = 6/4 = 3/2 = 1 1/2

Multiply the fraction part:
2/3 x 1/4 = 2/12

Now add the two parts:

1 1/2 + 2/12 = 6/4 + 2/12 = 18/12 + 2/12 = 20/12 = 5/3

The son is 1 2/3 feet tall.

So the answer is A: 1 2/3 ft.