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10. A cliff on the seashore is eroding at the rate of 17 centimeters per year. Write and solve an equation to find the number of

years in which the cliff will erode 85 centimeters.

User Mrdziuban
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Answer: 17x = 85

Explanation:

X is the number in which you'd multiply 17 by to equal 85, therefore x = the number of years.

User Rick Wheeler
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Answer: Equation would be,

17x = 85

Where, x represents the number of year.

Explanation:

Let x represents the number of year after which the cliff erodes 85 centimeters,

Since, the cliff on the seashore is eroding at the rate of 17 centimeters per year,

So, the total eroding of cliff after x years = 17x


\implies 17x = 85

Which is the required equation..

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