From the statement, we know that:
0. Maria is 62 in tall,
,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:
[tex]\text{ Eva's height}+1.5\text{ }=\frac{\text{ Maria's height}}{2}[/tex]Replacing the data from points 1 and 2, we get the following equation:
[tex]x+1.5=\frac{62}{2}.[/tex]Solving for x the last equation, we get:
[tex]\begin{gathered} x+1.5=31, \\ x=31-1.5=29.5. \end{gathered}[/tex]We have found that Eva's height is 29.5 inches.
Answer• The equation to solve is:
[tex]x+1.5=\frac{62}{2}[/tex]• Eva'is height is, x = 29.5 ,inches.
