To find out how tall Karen's older sister is, we need to subtract 27 from Karen's height and divide it by 2.
Karen's older sister = (Karen's height - 27) / 2
Karen's older sister = (59 - 27) / 2
Karen's older sister = 32 / 2
Karen's older sister = 16 inches
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 16 inches tall.
Karen measured her height as 59 inches. That is 27 inches more than half her older sisters height. How tall is her older sister?
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