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Instructions:Select the correct answer. Research shows that Mount Everest grows an average of 4 millimeters each year. How many years will it take to grow 720 millimeters?

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(720 millimeters) / (4 millimeters/year) = 180 years

I'm pretty sure that's the only thing you could do with these two numbers
that would give you an answer with units of years .
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very easy....4 millimeters is the growth every year..as 720 mm is the final one...we can divide it by 4mm to obtain the answer..I.E=180years
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