Question

A monkey sits on a branch that is 18 1/2 feet off the ground. It climbs down 4 1/4 feet and then swings up 12 feet. How far off the ground is the monkey now

Answer 1

Given:

A monkey sits on a branch off the ground = 18 $\frac{1}{2}$ feet.

The monkey swings the branch = 12 feet.

The monkey climbs down = 4 $\frac{1}{4}$ feet.

To find:

We need to find the monkey is how much far from the ground.

Solution:

The monkey sits on the branch = 18 $\frac{1}{2}$ feet.

Now, the monkey swings up 12 feet ⇒ 18 $\frac{1}{2}$ + 12 feet

Here, we need to add the terms,

                     =    18 $\frac{1}{2}$ + 12 feet            

                     =     21 feet

Now, the monkey climbs down 4$\frac{1}{4}$    

                     ⇒ 21 - 4$\frac{1}{4}$  

Here, we need to substract the terms

                     ⇒ 20 feet.        

The monkey is 20 feet far from the ground.