A basketball player is 6 2/3 feet fall. his infant son, is 1/4 as tall. how tall is his son?
To find the height of the son, we need to multiply the height of the basketball player by 1/4.
6 2/3 * 1/4
First, we need to convert the mixed number 6 2/3 to an improper fraction.
6 = 6 * 3 = 18
2/3 = 2/3 * 1 = 2/3
So, 6 2/3 = 18/3 + 2/3 = 20/3
Now, we can multiply the height of the basketball player by 1/4:
20/3 * 1/4
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators and denominators separately:
(20 * 1) / (3 * 4) = 20/12
Next, we can simplify the fraction:
20/12 = 5/3
Therefore, the son is 5/3 feet tall.
To find out how tall the son is, we need to find 1/4 of the father's height.
The father's height is given as 6 2/3 feet. To convert the mixed number into an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (6) by the denominator (3), and add the numerator (2). This gives us (6 * 3) + 2 = 20/3 feet.
To find 1/4 of the father's height, we multiply the father's height by 1/4:
(20/3) * (1/4)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators to get the new numerator and multiply the denominators to get the new denominator:
(20 * 1)/(3 * 4) = 20/12
Since 20 and 12 are both divisible by 4, we simplify the fraction:
(20/4)/(12/4) = 5/3
Therefore, the son is 5/3 feet tall.
To solve this problem, we need to find 1/4 of the basketball player's height. Here's how you can calculate it:
Step 1: Convert the basketball player's height to an improper fraction.
The basketball player's height is 6 2/3 feet. We can convert this mixed number into an improper fraction:
6 2/3 = (6 x 3 + 2)/3 = 20/3
Step 2: Multiply the basketball player's height by 1/4.
To find 1/4 of the basketball player's height, multiply the height (20/3) by 1/4:
(20/3) x (1/4) = 20/12 = 5/3
Step 3: Convert the answer to a mixed number (optional).
If you would like the answer in mixed number form, you can convert 5/3 back to a mixed number:
5/3 = 1 2/3
So, the son of the basketball player is 1 2/3 feet tall.