The growth rate of Plant A is 0.5 inch per month. Plant B grows twice as fast. After how many months x are the plants the same height?
I could help you if you had posted all of the necessary information. How tall are the plants now?
They are 12 in and 9 in
6 Months, no need to thank me
To determine the number of months when both plants will be the same height, we can set up an equation. Let's let "x" represent the number of months.
The growth rate of Plant A is 0.5 inch per month. Therefore, after "x" months, Plant A will have grown 0.5x inches.
Plant B grows twice as fast as Plant A, so its growth rate would be 2 * 0.5 = 1 inch per month. Therefore, after "x" months, Plant B will have grown 1x inches.
To find when the plants are the same height, we need to set up an equation:
0.5x (growth of Plant A) = 1x (growth of Plant B)
Now we can solve for "x":
0.5x = 1x
To solve the equation, we can subtract 0.5x from both sides:
0.5x - 0.5x = 1x - 0.5x
0 = 0.5x
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 0.5:
0 / 0.5 = 0.5x / 0.5
0 = x
Therefore, the plants will be the same height after 0 months. This means they are already the same height initially.