Question

Juans dog stands 2 feet and 3 inches tall Peters dog stands 9 inches tall.
Use what you have learned about fractions to calculate how much taller Juans dog is than Peters dog. Remember there are 12 inches in one foot

Answer 1

To find out how much taller Juan's dog is than Peter's dog, we first need to convert the height of both dogs into inches.

1. **Convert Juan's dog's height:**
- Juan's dog is 2 feet and 3 inches tall.
- Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we convert 2 feet to inches:
\[
2 \text{ feet} = 2 \times 12 \text{ inches} = 24 \text{ inches}
\]
- Now, add the additional 3 inches:
\[
24 \text{ inches} + 3 \text{ inches} = 27 \text{ inches}
\]

2. **Peter's dog's height:**
- Peter's dog is already given as 9 inches tall.

3. **Calculate the difference in height:**
- Now, we subtract Peter's dog's height from Juan's dog's height:
\[
27 \text{ inches} - 9 \text{ inches} = 18 \text{ inches}
\]

So, Juan's dog is **18 inches taller** than Peter's dog.