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1. Sarah bought a mango tree that grows 4 cm each day. It was 10 cm tall when she bought it and now it is 82 cm. Write an equation to express the growth of this tree. Let "x" represent the number of days Sarah has owned the tree.

2. How many days has Sarah owned the tree?

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1. 4x+10=82

2. 18 days
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82 = 4x-10

72 = 4x
x = 72/4
x = 18

she owned it for 18 days
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