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Ricky grows plants for a science project at the start of his project the plants average a height of 3 inches after three weeks the average player height was 7 inches what was the percent of the change in the average height of the plants?

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To answer this question, we will use the following formula for the percent of change:


P=(F-I)/(I)*100,

where F is the final height and I is the initial height.

Substituting F=7, and I=3 we get:


P=(7-3)/(3)*100.

Simplifying the above result we get:


F=(400)/(3)\text{.}

Answer: 400/3 %.

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