Last year, the tree in pedro's front yard was 5 feet tall. this year, the tree is 2 feet less than the height of pedro's house. pedro's house is 17 feet tall. how tall is the tree? when responding to this question, justify/explain your answer. you may use words, numbers and/or symbols to answer your question. write in complete sentences.

The tree is 15 feet tall

The tree in Pedro's front yard was 5 ft tall last year.

This year, the tree is 2 feet less than the height of Pedro's house.

let

the height of the tree = x

Therefore,

height of the house = 17 feet

17 - 2 = x

x = 15 ft

Therefore, the tree is 15 feet tall

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simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

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