1992 AJHSME Problems/Problem 17

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Problem

The sides of a triangle have lengths $6.5$, $10$, and $s$, where $s$ is a whole number. What is the smallest possible value of $s$?

[asy] pair A,B,C; A=origin; B=(10,0); C=6.5*dir(15); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); draw(B--A--C); draw(B--C,dashed); label("$6.5$",3.25*dir(15),NNW); label("$10$",(5,0),S); label("$s$",(8,1),NE); [/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 7$