Question

Lester is going to a water park with his little brother, Dean. Since Dean is only 4 feet tall, they check to see if he is tall enough to ride the Super Slide. Sadly, the park's website says that he needs to be at least 52 inches tall. How many more inches does Dean need to grow before he is tall enough to ride the Super Slide?

Answer 1

Dean is currently 4 feet tall. To convert this measurement to inches, we use the fact that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

\[
4 \text{ feet} \times 12 \text{ inches/foot} = 48 \text{ inches}
\]

Now that we know Dean is 48 inches tall, we can find out how many more inches he needs to reach the minimum height of 52 inches required to ride the Super Slide:

\[
52 \text{ inches} - 48 \text{ inches} = 4 \text{ inches}
\]

Therefore, Dean needs to grow **4 more inches** to be tall enough to ride the Super Slide.