document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034452>Question 1034452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a gardener is planting 2 types of trees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "type A is three feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "type B is four feet tall and grows at a rate of 10 inches per year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Algebraically determine exactly how many years it will take for these trees to be the same height. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=number of years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height of Type A=36+15y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height of Type B=48+10y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For height Type A to equal height Type B:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height Type A=Height Type B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+15y=48+10y . Subtract 36+10y from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: It will take 5 months (5/12 years) for the trees to be equal in height.<BR>\n" );
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