AMC 8 1992 Problem 17

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 $s$?

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