On a snow day, Samantha created two snowmen in her backyard. Snowman A was built to a height of 43 inches and Snowman B was built to a height of 33 inches. The next day, the temperature increased and both snowmen began to melt. At sunrise, Snowman A's height decrease by 4 inches per hour and Snowman B's height decreased by 2 inches per hour. Let A represent the height of Snowman At hours after sunrise and let B represent the height of Snowman B t hours after sunrise. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the interval of time, t, when Snowman A is taller than Snowman B. A = B = Snowman A is taller than Snowman B whent

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On a snow day, Samantha created two snowmen in her backyard. Snowman A was
built to a height of 43 inches and Snowman B was built to a height of 33 inches. The
next day, the temperature increased and both snowmen began to melt. At sunrise,
Snowman A's height decrease by 4 inches per hour and Snowman B's height
decreased by 2 inches per hour. Let A represent the height of Snowman At hours
after sunrise and let B represent the height of Snowman B t hours after sunrise.
Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the interval of
time, t, when Snowman A is taller than Snowman B.
A =
B =
Snowman A is taller than Snowman B whent
Transcribed Image Text:On a snow day, Samantha created two snowmen in her backyard. Snowman A was built to a height of 43 inches and Snowman B was built to a height of 33 inches. The next day, the temperature increased and both snowmen began to melt. At sunrise, Snowman A's height decrease by 4 inches per hour and Snowman B's height decreased by 2 inches per hour. Let A represent the height of Snowman At hours after sunrise and let B represent the height of Snowman B t hours after sunrise. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the interval of time, t, when Snowman A is taller than Snowman B. A = B = Snowman A is taller than Snowman B whent
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