Eric has 6 1/6 feet tall and his brother is 5 3/4 feet tall. Eric is how many feet taller than his brother?

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Jamya Scott

13 January, 08:16

Eric has 6 1/6 feet tall and his brother is 5 3/4 feet tall. Eric is how many feet taller than his brother?

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Baylee Schneider · Answer 1

6 1/6 - 5 3/4=x

1) convert the fractions to a common multiple like 12, but what the denominator is multiplied by so is the numerator

6 2/12 - 5 9/12

2) subtract the 6 and 5 than subtract numerators

5/12 is the answer

Cannon Klein · Answer 2

Cannon Klein 13 January, 11:25

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5/12 you have to subtract