Diego is 59.5 inches tall. His brother is 40.125 inches tall. How much taller than his brother is Diego? Show your reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To find how much taller Diego is than his brother, we subtract the height of his brother from Diego’s height. Here’s the calculation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diego\u2019s height = 59.5 inches The difference in height is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 59.5 inches \u2013 40.125 inches = 19.375 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, Diego is 19.375 inches taller than his brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first step is recognizing that both heights are given in inches, so there is no need to convert units. Now, to subtract 40.125 from 59.5, we align the decimal points and proceed with the subtraction as we would with whole numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So the result is 19.375 inches. This means that Diego\u2019s height exceeds his brother\u2019s by 19.375 inches, which is a little over 19 inches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diego is 59.5 inches tall. His brother is 40.125 inches tall. How much taller than his brother is Diego? Show your reasoning. The correct answer and explanation is: To find how much taller Diego is than his brother, we subtract the height of his brother from Diego’s height. 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Brother\u2019s height = 40.125 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\nExplanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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