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Walt grew 10 cm in one year. He is now 1.6 m tall. How tall was he 1 year ago?
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Walt grew 10 cm in one year. He is now 1.6 m tall. How tall was he 1 year ago?

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1.6m is the same as 160cm, since 1m = 100cm
He used to be height x, and has now grown to 160cm. The amount he grew is 10cm, so that means he added 10cm to his previous height.

x + 10cm = 160cm
x = 106cm - 10cm
x = 150cm

He used to be 150cm tall.
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he was 96cm 1 year ago
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