According to the given information, we have the following
The height of the student is 5 feet and 6 inches, which is equivalent to 5.5 feet.
Then, we have to use the following proportion to find the answer
[tex]\frac{x}{5.5}=\frac{24}{3}[/tex]Now, we solve for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=\frac{24}{3}\cdot5.5 \\ x=8\cdot5.5=44 \end{gathered}[/tex]