Problem of the Week - Upper Elementary - March 14, 2021 to March 20, 2021

Upper Elementary: 

Question: Spot the dog can jump 3¾ feet into the air. Can Spot catch a frisbee that flies 44 inches over his head? 

Answer: Yes

Solution: One way to solve this problem is to conver 3¾ feet to inches. Three feet is 3 x 12 = 36 inches, and a quarter of a foot is  12 ÷ 4 = 3 inches. So, 3¾ is 36 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 45 inches. Spot can jump more than 44 inches, so he can catch the frisbee.