Question

Question

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?

Answer 1

To find out how tall Karen's older sister is, we need to first find out half of Karen's height and then subtract 27 inches from it.

Half of Karen's height = 59 inches / 2 = 29.5 inches

Karen's older sister's height = Half of Karen's height - 27 inches = 29.5 inches - 27 inches = 2.5 inches.

Karen's older sister is 2.5 inches tall.