Two friends, Sasha and Maria, are growing out their hair. They plan to cut it off at a certain
point and donate it to a charity that makes wigs for people with cancer. Sasha's hair is
already 10 centimeters long and grows at a constant rate of 3 centimeters per month. Maria's
hair is 36 centimeters and growing at a speed of 1 centimeter per month. If the girls get their
hair cut on a certain day, they will have exactly the same length to donate. How long will that
take? How long will their hair be?
In
months, both girls' hair will be
centimeters long,
