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A rider be 60 inches tall to ride the Flaming Fun roller coaster. If Sancho was 3 inches taller, he would be able to say that 1.5 times his height is the minimum height to ride the Flaming Fun roller coaster.

How tall is Sancho?

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Answer:

42 inches

Explanation:

Let x represent Sancho's height.

1.5x + 3 = 60

Add 3 to both sides.

1.5x = 63

Divide both sides by 1.5.

x = 42

Sancho is 42 inches tall.

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