Karen measured her height as 59 inches. That is 27 inches more than half her older sisters height. How tall is her older sister

Answer 1

Let's call Karen's older sister's height S.
We can set up the following equation based on the given information: 59 = (1/2)S + 27.
To solve for S, we need to first subtract 27 from both sides of the equation: 59 - 27 = (1/2)S.
That simplifies to: 32 = (1/2)S.
To solve for S, we need to multiply both sides of the equation by 2: 2 * 32 = S.
That simplifies to: 64 = S.
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall.