Tanya is 62 inches tall. She is 17 inches taller than May. Write an equation that can be used to find out May's height.

To find May's height, we need to set up an equation based on the information given.

Let's represent May's height as 'M'.

According to the problem, Tanya is 17 inches taller than May, which means Tanya's height is May's height plus 17. So, Tanya's height can be represented as 'M + 17'.

The problem also states that Tanya's height is 62 inches. Thus, we can set up the equation:

M + 17 = 62

This equation represents May's height plus 17 inches equal to 62 inches. To find May's height, we can solve this equation by isolating the variable 'M'.

62-17=45

Is this the correct answer

45