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Max measures and records his height every year. This year, as a fifth grader, his height is 5 1/6 feet. He has grown 1 1/4 feet since he was in second grade. What was Max's height when he was in second grade?

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  3 11/12 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

(5 1/6 ft) - (1 1/4 ft) = (5 2/12 ft) - (1 3/12 ft) = (5 -1) ft +(2/12 -3/12) ft

  = 4 ft - 1/12 ft

  = 3 11/12 ft . . . . Max's height in second grade