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If a boy grows 5 inches he will be 1/2 as tall as his sister. his sister is 68 inches tall. how tall is the boy

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most likely 6"2. because 5"8 is 68 inches and the boy is growing 5 inches so if you count 5"8 by 5 inches which is, 5"9-5"10-5"11-6"1-6"2, you get 6"2. Hope this helped.

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the boy will be 34 inches. You divide 68 divided by 2 which = to 34 inches
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