At the park, a statue stands on a marble base. the statue and marble base have a total height of 59.4 inches. the height of the marble base is 16.09 centimeters. given that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters, what is the height of the statue?
a. 134.786 cm
b. 43.31 cm
c. 7.296 cm
d. 53.065 cm