A gardener plants two types of trees in a park:Type is five feet tall and grows at a rate of 12 inches per year. Type is three feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year. Algebraically determine how many years it will take for these trees to be the same height.

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Mariam Gregory

Mathematics

3 October, 02:31

A gardener plants two types of trees in a park:Type is five feet tall and grows at a rate of 12 inches per year. Type is three feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year. Algebraically determine how many years it will take for these trees to be the same height.

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Agustin Levine · Answer 1

8 years

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the equal values equation to put your equation into this; 1x + 5=1.25 + 3

(? I turned the inches into feet) then silve from there

x + 5 = 1.25x + 3

subtract x

5 = 0.25x + 3

subtract 3

2=0.25x

multiply by 4

8=x

In 8 years they will both be 13 feet tall