The relationships for Paul's and Steve's height with respect to Theresa's height are described above. First you will write expressions for Paul's height and for Steve's height. Then you will relate the expressions.

Theresa’s height is t inches. Paul says he is 16 inches shorter than 1 1/2 times Theresa’s height.

Paul's height in inches

= 1 1/2⁢t−16

= 3/2⁢t−16

The expression that represents Paul’s height in inches is 3/2t−16.

Theresa’s height is t inches. Steve says he is 6 inches shorter than 1 1/3 times Theresa’s height.

Paul's height in inches

= 1 1/3⁢t−6  

= 4/3t−6

The expression that represents Steve’s height in inches is 4/3⁢t−6.

Step-by-step explanation:

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