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

Answer 1

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

6 2/3 * 1/4

First, we need to convert the mixed number 6 2/3 to an improper fraction.
6 = 6 * 3 = 18
2/3 = 2/3 * 1 = 2/3
So, 6 2/3 = 18/3 + 2/3 = 20/3

Now, we can multiply the height of the basketball player by 1/4:
20/3 * 1/4

To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators and denominators separately:
(20 * 1) / (3 * 4) = 20/12

Next, we can simplify the fraction:
20/12 = 5/3

Therefore, the son is 5/3 feet tall.