Use reasoning to lead to the answer of the following question:
Gracie was 7 inches shorter than Grayson. Grayson was 2 inches taller than Griffin. Griffin is 61 inches tall. How many inches tall is Gracie?

56
Grayson = 61 + 2 = 63 inches.

Gracie = 63 - 7 = 56 inches.

Gracie is 56 inches tall.

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Thus, the answer is 56