A zookeeper is 6 \frac{1}{4} 4 1 feet tall. A young giraffe in his care is 9 \frac{3}{8} 8 3 feet tall. How many times as tall as the zookeeper is the giraffe?
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Answer: 1.5 times.
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You know that:
You know that:- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.
You know that:- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.- The young giraffe is 9 3/8 feet tall.
You know that:- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.- The young giraffe is 9 3/8 feet tall.2. Then, to calculate how many times as tall as the zookeeper is the girraffe, you only need to divide the height of the giraffe by the height of the zookeeper:
You know that:- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.- The young giraffe is 9 3/8 feet tall.2. Then, to calculate how many times as tall as the zookeeper is the girraffe, you only need to divide the height of the giraffe by the height of the zookeeper:- Let's rewrite each height as a decimal number: divide the numerator and the denominator of the fraction and add the result to the whole number:
You know that:- The zookeeper is 6 1/4 feet tall.- The young giraffe is 9 3/8 feet tall.2. Then, to calculate how many times as tall as the zookeeper is the girraffe, you only need to divide the height of the giraffe by the height of the zookeeper:- Let's rewrite each height as a decimal number: divide the numerator and the denominator of the fraction and add the result to the whole number:- Divide 9.375 feet by 6.25 feet, then you obtain the following result:
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