Question

6. Monique's height minus five inches is Aaron's height. Aaron is 60 inches tall. How tall is Monique?Write an equation to represent this situation. Use the variable m to represent Monique's height.Solve the equation to find Monique's height.Show your work here:AnswerMonique isinches tall.

Answer 1

SOLUTION:

Given:

Aaron's height: 60 inches

Required: Find Monique's height.

Relationship: Monique's height minus 5 inches equals Aaron's height.

Statement: Let Monique's height be represented by m

Equation:

$\begin{gathered} m\text{ - 5 = 60} \\ Solve\text{ for m} \\ \text{Add 5 to both sides} \\ m\text{ - 5 + 5 = 60 + 5} \\ m\text{ = 65 inches} \end{gathered}$

Final answer:

Monique is 65 inches tall