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Every year since 1548, the average height of a human male has increased slightly. The new height is 100.05% of what it was the previous year. If the average male's height was 54 inches in 1548, what was the average height of a male in 2008?

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Answer:

67.96 inches

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User Amillerrhodes
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Answer:

54.027

Explanation:

54 x 1.0005 = 54.027

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