Yosef waters a date tree and a lemon tree. The lemon tree is 8 feet tall. The equation ☐ = 3 × 8 can be used to find the height of the date tree. How do the heights of the two trees compare?
The date tree is 3 times as tall as the lemon tree.
The date tree is 3 feet taller than the lemon tree.
The lemon tree is 3 times as tall as the date tree.
The lemon tree is 3 feet taller than the date tree.