Susan measured her height as 59 inches, That is 27 inches more than half her older sisters height. How tall is her older sister?
Let's represent the height of Susan's older sister as "S".
According to the information given, Susan's height is 59 inches, which is 27 inches more than half her older sister's height.
Half of her older sister's height is (S/2).
So the equation becomes: 59 = (S/2) + 27
Subtracting 27 from both sides of the equation, we get: 59 - 27 = (S/2)
Simplifying the left side, we have: 32 = (S/2)
Multiplying both sides by 2, we get: 2 * 32 = S
So Susan's older sister is 64 inches tall.
To find out how tall Susan's older sister is, we need to subtract 27 inches from Susan's height and then double it.
1. Start with Susan's height: 59 inches.
2. Half of her older sister's height is 59 - 27 = 32 inches.
3. Double this value to find her older sister's height: 32 * 2 = 64 inches.
Therefore, Susan's older sister is 64 inches tall.
To find out how tall Susan's older sister is, we need to set up an equation based on the information given.
Let's assume the older sister's height is "x" inches.
According to the information provided, Susan's height is 27 inches more than half her older sister's height. So we can write an equation:
Susan's height = (1/2) * older sister's height + 27
Substituting in the given values:
59 inches = (1/2) * x + 27
To solve this equation, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Subtract 27 from both sides of the equation: 59 inches - 27 inches = (1/2) * x
32 inches = (1/2) * x
Step 2: Multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate x: 2 * 32 inches = x
64 inches = x
So, Susan's older sister is 64 inches tall.