To find the height of Karen's older sister, let's set up an equation. We know that Karen's height is 59 inches, which is 27 inches more than half her older sister's height.
Let's represent the older sister's height as "x". Therefore, half her older sister's height would be (1/2)x.
According to the information given, we can set up the equation as follows:
59 = (1/2)x + 27
To solve for x, we can first subtract 27 from both sides:
59 - 27 = (1/2)x
32 = (1/2)x
Next, we multiply both sides by 2 to isolate x:
2 * 32 = 2 * (1/2)x
64 = x
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall.
Karen measured her height as 59 inches. That is 27 inches more than half her older sister’s height. How tall is her older sister?(1 point)
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