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Riders of the scorpion must be at least 48 inches tall.Last summer Zack was 3 feet tall.He has grown 5 inches,but he is still too short to ride.How many inches too short is he

2 answers

3 feet = 36 inches
4 feet = 48 inches

36 + 5 = ??

Subtract your answer from 48.
He is 7 inches short