Jebb is the tallest player on the basketball team. He is 1 1/2 times as tall as the shortest girl in the sixth grade, who is 4 1/4 feet tall. How tall is Jebb? Explain.

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Jebb is tallest...he is 1 1/2 (or 1.5) times as tall as the shortest girl
the shortest girl is 4 1/4 (or 4.25) ft.

so Jebb is : 1.5 * 4.25 = 6.375 ft or 6 3/8 ft <==

Jebb is about [tex]\mathbf{6\dfrac{3}{8} ft }[/tex] tall.

If Jebb is the tallest player with a height 1 1/2 times as tall as the shortest girl.

Given that the height of the shortest girl = 4 1/4 ft tall.

Then, we can say the height of Jebb is:

[tex]\mathbf{= 1 \dfrac{1}{2} \times \Big(4 \dfrac{1}{4}\Big) ft }[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{= \dfrac{3}{2} \times \Big(\dfrac{17}{4}\Big) ft }[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{= \dfrac{51}{8} ft }[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{= 6\dfrac{3}{8} ft }[/tex]

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