Question

A gardener is planting two types of trees:

Answer 1

It will take 4 years for these trees to be the same height

Step-by-step explanation:

A gardener is planting two types of trees:

Type A is 6 feet tall and grows at a rate of 12 inches per year

Type B is 2 feet tall and grows at a rate of 24 inches per year

We need to find exactly how many years it will take for these trees to be the same height

Assume that it will take x years for these trees to be the same height

Type A:

∵ The initial height of the tree is 6 feet

∵ 1 foot = 12 inches

∴ 6 feet = 6 × 12 = 72 inches

∴ The initial height of the tree is 72 inches

∵ It grows at a rate of 12 inches per year

∵ The number of years is x

∴ The height of the tree in x years = 72 + 12 x

Type B:

∵ The initial height of the tree is 2 feet

∴ 2 feet = 2 × 12 = 24 inches

∴ The initial height of the tree is 24 inches

∵ It grows at a rate of 24 inches per year

∵ The number of years is x

∴ The height of the tree in x years = 24 + 24 x

Equate The heights of the two types

∴ 72 + 12 x = 24 + 24 x

- Subtract 2 from both sides

∴ 48 + 12 x = 24 x

- Subtract 12 x from both sides

∴ 48 = 12 x

- Divide both sides by 12

∴ x = 4

It will take 4 years for these trees to be the same height

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