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? (1 point)
Let x be the height of Karen's older sister.
Karen = (x/2) + 27
59 = (x/2) + 27
59 - 27 = (x/2)
32 = (x/2)
x = 32*2
x = <<64=64>>64
Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall. Answer: \boxed{64}.
To find out how tall Karen's older sister is, we need to subtract 27 inches from Karen's height and then double the result.
Given that Karen's height is 59 inches, we subtract 27 inches from that:
59 inches - 27 inches = 32 inches
Next, we double the result to get the height of Karen's older sister:
2 * 32 inches = 64 inches
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall.
Let x be the height of Karen's older sister.
According to the problem, 59 inches is 27 inches more than half her older sister's height.
So, we can set up the equation: 59 = (1/2)x + 27
To solve for x, we need to isolate it. We can do this by subtracting 27 from both sides of the equation:
59 - 27 = (1/2)x
32 = (1/2)x
To solve for x, we need to 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.