Joni’s hair is 13 inches long and grows at an average rate of ⅔ in per month. Her friend Kate’s hair is 16 inches long and grows at an average rate of ½ in per month. How many months will pass before the two friends have the same hair length?

Solution:

Let "x" be the number of months

Joni’s hair is 13 inches long and grows at an average rate of ⅔ in per month

Her friend Kate’s hair is 16 inches long and grows at an average rate of ½ in per month

For two friends to have the same hair length, eqn 1 must be equal to eqn 2

Thus 18 months will pass before the two friends have the same hair length

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answer:

the domain is the set { -2, 0, 2, 3}

discussion:

the domain is the set of x values in the ordered pairs (x,y). taking the x, or first component, of each ordered pair gives   -2, 0, 2, 3.

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