i am more than $2$ inches taller than my sister, but triple her height is more than $51$ inches greater than double my height. what is the smallest whole number of inches that could be my sister's height?



Answer :

The smallest whole number of inches that could be my sister's height = 55 inches

Let my siter's height be m inches and my height be n inches.

I am more than $2$ inches taller than my sister.

so, we get an equation,

n = 2 + m                   ..............(1)

But if we triple her height is more than 51 inches greater than double my height.

So, we get an equation,

3m = 51 + 2n              ...........(2)

We need to find the value of m.

substitute above value of n in equation (2)

3m = 51 + 2(2 + m)

3m = 51 + 4 + 2m

3m - 2m = 51 + 4

m = 55 inches

Therefore, my sister's height = 55 inches

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