Question

A shrub in Pam's back yard is about 1 3\8 feet tall. A small tree in her back yard is about 7 times as the shurd. About how tall is the tree

Answer 1

The height of tree is
`9(5)/(8) \text{ feet}`

Solution:

Given that shrub in Pam's backyard is about
`1(3)/(8)` feet tall

A small tree in her back yard is about 7 times as the shurd

To find: height of tree

From given information,

Height of shrub =
`1(3)/(8) = (8 * 1 + 3)/(8) = (11)/(8) \text{ feet}`

Given that small tree in her back yard is about 7 times as the shurb

So we get,

height of tree = 7 times the height of shrub

`\text{ height of tree } = 7 * \text{ height of shrub}\\\\\text{ height of tree } = 7 * (11)/(8)`

Therefore on solving we get,

`\text{ height of tree } = (77)/(8) = 9(5)/(8) \text{ feet}`

Thus the height of tree is
`9(5)/(8) \text{ feet}`