Question

58 is the difference of Janelle's height and 24.

Use the variable j to represent Janelle's height.

Answer 1

Janelle's height is 82 units.

Explanation:

Let j represent Janelle's height.

It is mentioned that, 58 is the difference between Janelle's height and 24.

Mathematically, we can write it as :

j-24 = 58

We can solve it as follows :

Adding 24 both sides,

j-24+24 = 58+24

j = 82

Hence, Janelle's height is 82 units.