(e) Problem 21: The 5 foot tall circus performer is balancing a stack of containers on her head. If the stack is 24 inches high, how many inches high is the woman plus the stack?

To find the total height of the woman plus the stack of containers, we need to convert the height of the woman from feet to inches and then add the height of the stack. 1. The height of the woman is 5 feet. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we convert her height to inches: \[ 5 \text{ feet} \times 12 \text{ inches/foot} = 60 \text{ inches} \] 2. The height of the stack is given as 24 inches. 3. Now, we add the height of the woman to the height of the stack: \[ 60 \text{ inches} + 24 \text{ inches} = 84 \text{ inches} \] Therefore, the total height of the woman plus the stack is **84 inches**.