Mary is 65.3 inches tall and her sister Tonya is 68 inches tall. Tonya wants to know how many inches taller she is than Mary. Which equation and solution can be used to solve this problem?(3 points)Correct equation: How to solve: Correct answer:

Answer 1

To find out how many inches taller Tonya is than Mary, we can set up the following equation:

Correct equation: \[ \text{Difference} = \text{Tonya's height} - \text{Mary's height} \]

Substituting in their heights:

\[ \text{Difference} = 68 , \text{inches} - 65.3 , \text{inches} \]

How to solve:

1. Subtract Mary's height from Tonya's height.
2. Perform the calculation: \( 68 - 65.3 = 2.7 \).

Correct answer: Tonya is 2.7 inches taller than Mary.