SOLUTION: a gardener is planting 2 types of trees type A is three feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year type B is four feet tall and grows at a rate of 10 inches per year Al

Question 1034452: a gardener is planting 2 types of trees
type A is three feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year
type B is four feet tall and grows at a rate of 10 inches per year
Algebraically determine exactly how many years it will take for these trees to be the same height.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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y=number of years
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Height of Type A=36+15y
Height of Type B=48+10y
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For height Type A to equal height Type B:
Height Type A=Height Type B
36+15y=48+10y . Subtract 36+10y from each side
5y=12
y=5/12
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ANSWER: It will take 5 months (5/12 years) for the trees to be equal in height.
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