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Greg planted a tree that was 10% of its estimated final height. During the first year after Greg planted the tree, it grew 5 feet, making it 13 feet tall. What was its estimated final height?

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the estimated final height is 80 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

let the estimated final height = y

Initial height of tree = 10% of the estimated height

initial height = 0.1 × y = 0.1y

1st year:

The initial height grew by 5 feet to have a height of 13 feet

This is represented as:


\begin{gathered} in\text{itial height + 5 = 13 } \\ 0.1y\text{ + 5 = 13} \end{gathered}

solving for x:


\begin{gathered} \text{subtract 5 from both sides:} \\ 0.1y\text{ + 5 - 5 = 13 - 5} \\ 0.1y\text{ = 8} \\ \\ \text{divide both sides by 0.1:} \\ (0.1y)/(0.1)\text{ =}(8)/(0.1) \\ y\text{ = 80} \end{gathered}

Hence, the estimated final height is 80 ft

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