Karen measured 59 inches. That's 27 inches more than half of her older sister. How tall is her older sister?
Let's let x be Karen's older sister's height.
Karen = (27/2) + 59
Karen = (27/2) + 59
Karen = 13.5 + 59
Karen = <<72.5=72.5>>72.5 inches
Karen's older sister is x = (72.5 - 27)/2 = 22.5 inches tall. Answer: \boxed{22.5}.
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Let's say Karen's older sister's height is y inches.
According to the given information, Karen's height is 59 inches, which is 27 inches more than half of her older sister's height.
So, we can set up the equation as follows:
59 = (1/2)y + 27
To solve for y, let's isolate it on one side of the equation:
59 - 27 = (1/2)y
32 = (1/2)y
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2, we get:
64 = y
Therefore, Karen's older sister's height is 64 inches. Answer: \boxed{64}.
To find out how tall Karen's older sister is, we can break down the information given in the question.
First, it says that Karen measured 59 inches.
Next, it says that Karen's height is 27 inches more than half of her older sister's height.
Let's denote Karen's older sister's height as "x" inches.
We can set up an equation using this information:
59 = (1/2)x + 27
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
So, we will subtract 27 from both sides of the equation:
59 - 27 = (1/2)x
32 = (1/2)x
To get rid of the fraction, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * 32 = 2 * (1/2)x
64 = x
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall.