Answer:
The height of the taller tree is 7.5 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
I am going to say that:
The height of the shorter tree is x.
The height of the taller tree is y.
The height of shorter tree is 3/5 of the height of the taller tree.
This means that [tex]x = \frac{3y}{5}[/tex]
If the height of the shorter tree is 4 1/2 feet tall, what is the height, in feet, of the taller tree? ​
This means that [tex]x = 4 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{8+1}{2} = \frac{9}{2}[/tex]
We want to find y.
[tex]x = \frac{3y}{5}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{9}{2} = \frac{3y}{5}[/tex]
[tex]6y = 45[/tex]
[tex]y = \frac{45}{6}[/tex]
[tex]y = 7.5[/tex]
The height of the taller tree is 7.5 feet.
