Question

Maria is 62 inches tall. If her sister Eva was 1.5 inches taller, she would be exactly half Maria's height. How tall is Eva? Enter your answer as a decimal in the box.?I need an equation I’ve used 1/2 (x+ 1.5) = 62

Answer 1

The answer is 29.5 inches

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation

From the statement, we know that:

0. Maria is 62 in tall,

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1. if her sister was 1.5 in taller, she would be exactly half Maria's height.

We define the variable:

• x = Eva's height in inches.

From point 2, we know that:

`\text{ Eva's height}+1.5\text{ }=\frac{\text{ Maria's height}}{2}`

Replacing the data from points 1 and 2, we get the following equation:

`x+1.5=(62)/(2).`

Solving for x the last equation, we get:

`\begin{gathered} x+1.5=31, \\ x=31-1.5=29.5. \end{gathered}`

We have found that Eva's height is 29.5 inches.

Answer

• The equation to solve is:

`x+1.5=(62)/(2)`

• Eva'is height is, x = 29.5 ,inches.