Question

Angela is 5 inches shorter than Carter. Carter is 61 inches tall. If a = Angela’s height, which equation can be solved to determine Angela’s height?

Answer 1

The equation is 61 - 5 = a

The variable A is a substitute for 56 inches or 4 feet 8 inches.

Answer 2

One example of an equation could be:

a + 5 = 61.

To solve this, you will need to do math on both sides of the equation. There is a positive 5 on the left side, so if you subtract 5 by 5 you will get 0 and if you subtract 61-5 you will get 56.

Example:

a + 5 = 61
- 5 - 5
-----------------
a=56

The answer is that Angela is 56 inches tall.

I hoped this helped you!