Question

1. Clara grew 2 1/8 inches from her ninth birthday to her tenth birthday. If she was 53 2/3 inches when she turned nine. How tall was she when she turned ten?

Answer 1

53 2/3 + 2 1/8

53 + 2 = 55
2/3 + 1/8 = 16/24 + 3/24 = 19/24
55 + 19/24 = 55 19/24 inches <==