Angela is 5 inches shorter than carter. carter is 61 inches tall. if a = angela’s height, which equation can be solved to determine angela’s height?

One example of an equation could be:

a + 5 = 61.

To solve this, you will need to do math on both sides of the equation. There is a positive 5 on the left side, so if you subtract 5  by 5 you will get 0 and if you subtract 61-5 you will get 56. 

Example: 

a + 5 = 61
   - 5    - 5

a=56

The answer is that Angela is 56 inches tall.

I hoped this helped you!