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On a snow day, Kayden created two snowmen in his backyard. Snowman A was built to a height of 59 inches and Snowman B was built to a height of 34 inches. The next day, the temperature increased and both snowmen began to melt. At sunrise, Snowman A's height decrease by 7 inches per hour and Snowman B's height decreased by 2 inches per hour. Let AA represent the height of Snowman A tt hours after sunrise and let BB represent the height of Snowman B tt hours after sunrise. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t,t, and determine the interval of time, t,t, when Snowman A is taller than Snowman B.

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Snowman A is taller than Snowman B when tt ___ __ ___

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Answer:

AA=59-7t

BB=34-2t

t<5

Explanation:

AA=59-7t

BB=34-2t

Snowman A is taller than Snowman B while 59-7t > 34-2t

25>5t

t < 5 hrs

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