Respuesta :
Step 1
Given;
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Kirk is 5f}eet\text{ and 4 inches tall} \\ \text{Joey is 4f}eet\text{ and 8 inches tall} \end{gathered}[/tex]Required; To find the missing information based on the options.
Step 2
Convert 5feet and 4 inches to inches as well as 4feet and 8 inches to inches.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 1\text{ foot = }12\text{ inches} \\ \text{Therefore,} \\ 5\text{ f}eet\text{ = 5}\times12=60\text{ inches} \\ 5\text{ f}eet\text{ 4 inches = 60 + 4=64 inches} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 4\text{ fe}et\text{ = 12 }\times4\text{ = 48inches} \\ 4feet\text{ and 8 inches=48+8=56inches} \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 3
Find how much taller Kirk is than Joey
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Kirk's height- Joey's height= 64-56=8 inches} \\ Kirk\text{ is taller than Joey by 8 inches} \end{gathered}[/tex]If we choose to convert this to feet
[tex]Kirk\text{ is taller than Joey by }\frac{8}{12}\text{feet}=\frac{2}{3\text{ }}feet[/tex]Step 4
Find the missing information
[tex]The\text{ missing information is that there is 12 inches in 1 foot}[/tex]Hence, the answer is Option A
