Maria is m inches tall. Blaire is 2 inches taller than Maria. If Blaire is 52 inches tall, which equation could be used to find how tall Maria is? A. 2m = 52

B. 52 = 1/2 m

C .m + 2 = 52

D. 52 = m - 2

C. m + 2 = 52

Explanation: adding 2 inches to m would equal Blaire’s height

1. isolate the variable, in this case, d. subtract 35.5 on both sides of the equation.2. 52 subtracted by 35.5 is 16.53. therefore your answer would be d= 16.5this is the basics of pre algebra, isolating variable through adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, if you have any other questions to ask just comment!