When Jose' and Sean were each 5 years old, Jose' was 1.5 inches taller than Sean. Jose' grew at an average rate of 2.75 inches per year from the time that he was 5 years old until the time he was 13 years old. Jose' was 63 inches tall when he was 13 years old. How tall was Sean when he was 5 years old?
ok, 2.75 per year, 1.5 inches taller than sean at 5 yr. 2.75*(13-5)=22 63-22 is 41 41-1.5 = 39.5 sean was only 39.5 inches tall when he was 5. if this is one of your choices, please use it.
