Jahlil is 6 inches shorter than 4 times his sister’s height. Jahlil’s height is 70 inches. Which equation represents h, his sister’s height in inches?

Question

Jahlil is 6 inches shorter than 4 times his sister’s height. Jahlil’s height is 70 inches.  Which equation represents h, his sister’s height in inches?

anonymous · Answer

6 inches SHORTER THAN 4 TIMES his sister's height. Jahlil's height is 70
Shorter than=Less than=(all numbers after it)-6
Times=multiply=4(the value)

So the equation would be
4x-6=y
x=Jahlil's sister
y=Jahlil

Jahlil's height is 70 so plug that in for the value that symbolized Jahlil's height and solve.

4x-6=70
    +6     +6
4x=76
   /4    /4
x=19