Carol cut 2 1/2 inches off her hair three times last year. how much longer would her hair been if she had not cut it?

Ahealth-food producer has 250 samples of a new snack to distribute in the mall. the producer has to keep at least 50 samples for display in the health food for the product launch. how long will the samples last if consumers are taking the samples at a rate of 25 every hour