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Ron is 4 inches taller than Amy, and Barbara is 1 inch talle
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Ron is 4 inches taller than Amy, and Barbara is 1 inch taller than Ron. If Barbara's height is 65 inches, what is the median height, in inches, of these three people?
A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63
E. 64
A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63
E. 64
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Carcass wrote:
Ron is 4 inches taller than Amy, and Barbara is 1 inch taller than Ron. If Barbara's height is 65 inches, what is the median height, in inches, of these three people?
A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63
E. 64
A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63
E. 64
Let A = Amy's height
So, A + 4 = Ron's height
And A + 5 = Barbara's height
If Barbara's height = 65, then we can write: A + 5 = 65
Solve to get: A = 60
So, Amy's height is 60, Ron's height is 64 and Barbara's height is 65
So, the median height = 64
Answer: E
