document.write( "Question 1180346: Will someone please help me with this problem?
\n" ); document.write( "A tree that is 8 feet tall is growing at a rate of 2 feet each year. Another tree that is 10 feet tall is growing at a rate of 1 foot each year. Determine how many years it will take for the two trees to reach the same height. \r
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x, number of years passing\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When same height?
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\n" ); document.write( "Two years for the two trees each to be 12 feet tall.
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