Samiya bought a tree 3 inches long. Each year, the tree expected to grow 5 inches. How long (How many years) it takes the tree to reach the height of 8 feet (or 96 inches)? Let \large y be number of years it takes to reach 96 inches tall;

19 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Initial height of tree when Samiya bought the tree = 3 inches

Growth in the height of tree every year = 5 inches

Number of years =

Growth in the height of tree in years = 5 inches multiplied by number of years

Growth in the height of tree in years = 5 inches

To find:

Number of years taken by the tree to be 8 ft or 96 inches.

Solution:

The equation for height of tree after years can be written as:

3 + 5 which is to be compared with 96 inches.

Therefore, the equation is:

Therefore, it will take 19 years for the tree to reach a height of 96 inches.

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b