Help me with this problem please please?

Question

okay i just have a question. If a man named elliot is 58 years old, what expression should i write for the number of years by which elliots age exceeds that of his daughter who is [y] years old.

Also, If his daughter is 25, how much older is Elliot?

Another one: A tree grows 5 inches each year.

What expression would I write for the tree's height after x years.

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And last, When the tree is 36 years old, how tall will it be?

BTW, x=3, y=2

Answer 1

I SUCK AT MATHHHHHHH

Answer 2

58-y=56

58-25=33

5x X=15

5x36=180

Answer 3

for the first one

x=58-y and x stands for how much older he is

elliot would be 33 years older

the tree one

y=5x

y=5*36 or  y=180