Tara is $66$ $66$ inches tall and her son, Tom, is $59 \frac{7}{12}$ $59 7/12$ inches tall. How much taller is Tara?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-19T04:42:41

Tara is $6 \frac{5}{12}$ $6 5/12$ inches taller than Tom.

Tara is $66 - 59 \frac{7}{12}$ $66-59 7/12$ inches tall

i.e. $66 - 59 - \frac{7}{12}$ $66-59-7/12$

or $(65 - 59) + 1 - \frac{7}{12}$ $(65-59)+1-7/12$

or $6 + \frac{5}{12}$ $6+5/12$ inches

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