Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers - 4.1 Exercises - Page 288: 43

Answer

The rhino's ancestor is taller.

Work Step by Step

We add the heights of the basketball players: $$ 2.03 + 1.93 + 2.18 \ meters \\ 6.14 \ meters $$ The difference in the sum of the player heights and the rhino ancestor's height is: $$ 6.4 - 6.14 \ meters \\ .26 \ meters$$ The ancestor of the rhino is .26 meters taller than the sum of the heights of the players.
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