Question

Elijah and Riley are playing a board game. Elijah chooses the dragon for his game piece, and Riley chooses the cat for hers.
The dragon is about 12
inch tall, and the cat is about 78
inch tall.
The model shows how the heights of the game pieces are related.

Two bars are shown directly next to each other from left to right. The left bar is labeled "one-half" and the right bar is labeled h. Above the bars is a bracket spanning the length of both bars. Above the bracket is a label "seven-eighths inches tall."

How much taller is the cat than the dragon?

(1 point)
Responses

14
in.

1 4 in.

38
in.

3 8 in.

12
in.

1 2 in.

138
in.

1 3 8 in.
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Answer 1

7/8 − 1/2 = 7/8 − 4/8 = 3/8, so the cat is 3/8 inch taller than the dragon.