Average hair grows at a rate of about 1/2 inch per month. If jennys hair is 12 inches long how many months will it take for her to grow her hair to 18 inches?
You must write in an equation that models, this information, solve the equation which you must show all of your work for full credit
Let's let "m" represent the number of months it takes for Jenny's hair to grow to 18 inches.
Based on the given information, we know that her hair grows at a rate of 1/2 inch per month. So we can set up the following equation:
m * (1/2) = 18 - 12
Simplifying the equation:
m/2 = 6
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate "m":
m = 12
Therefore, it will take Jenny 12 months to grow her hair to 18 inches.