Bethany cut off 18 inches of her hair for "Locks of Love". (Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides wigs to people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy). It took her 3 years to grow it back. How much did her hair grow each month?

Respuesta :

0.5 inches of hair is grown each month

Solution:

Given that,

Bethany cut off 18 inches of her hair

It took her 3 years to grow it back

How much did her hair grow each month?

From given,

length of hair = 18 inches

Number of years = 3 years

Convert to months

1 years = 12 months

3 years = 3 x 12 = 36 months

Thus, length of hair grown in 1 month is given as:

[tex]\text{length of hair grown in 1 month } = \frac{\text{length of hair}}{\text{36 months}}\\\\\text{length of hair grown in 1 month } = \frac{18}{36}\\\\\text{length of hair grown in 1 month } = 0.5[/tex]

Thus, 0.5 inches of hair is grown each month