For this case we have the following mixed numbers.
For Marcus:
[tex] 5\frac{7}{24} [/tex]
For Ben:
[tex] 5\frac{5}{16} [/tex]
What we must do is rewrite the mixed numbers as rational numbers.
We have then:
For Marcus:
[tex] 5\frac{7}{24} = \frac{127}{24} [/tex]
For Ben:
[tex] 5\frac{5}{16} = \frac{85}{16} [/tex]
From here, we observe that Ben is taller than Marcus because:
[tex] \frac{85}{16} > \frac{127}{24} [/tex]
Answer:
Ben is taller than marcus
