Question

an's dog stands 2 feet and 3 inches tall. Peter's dog stands 9 inches tall. Use what you have learned about fractions to calculate how much taller Juan's dog is than Peter's dog. Remember that there are 12 inches in one foot.

(2 points)

Answer 1

First convert Juan's height to inches: 2 ft = 24 in, so 2 ft 3 in = 24 + 3 = 27 in.
Subtract Peter's 9 in: 27 − 9 = 18 in.

So Juan's dog is 18 inches taller than Peter's dog, which is the same as 1 ft 6 in or 1 1/2 feet.