Bamboo Plant A is 1.2 meters tall and growing at a rate of 0.45 meter per day. Bamboo Plant B is 0.85 meter tall and growing 0.5 meter per day. After how many days will Plant B be taller than Plant A?

7 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Bamboo plant A = 1.2 + 0.45d

Bamboo plant B = 0.85 + 0.5d

Where,

d = number of days

Equate the two growth

Bamboo plant A = Bamboo plant B

1.2 + 0.45d = 0.85 + 0.5d

Collect like terms

1.2 - 0.85 = 0.5d - 0.45d

0.35 = 0.05d

Divide both sides by 0.05

d = 0.35 / 0.05

d = 7 days

Plant B be taller than Plant A after 7 days

step-by-step explanation:

the multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a. for the multiplicative inverse of a real number, divide 1 by the number. for example, the reciprocal of 5 is one fifth 1/5 or 0.2, and the reciprocal of 0.25 is 1 divided by 0.25, or 4.