Question

o Watch help videoA gardener is planting two types of trees:Type A is 8 feet tall and grows at a rate of 19 inches per year.Type B is 9 feet tall and grows at a rate of 15 inches per year.Algebraically determine exactly how many years it will take for these trees to be thesame height.

Answer 1

First convert the feet to inches:

8 feet= 96 in.; 4 feet=48 in.

Make an equation for each one:

Type A: h=36+15x