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A tree that is 8 feet tall is growing at a rate of 1 foot each year. A different tree that is 10 feet tall is growing at a rate of 1/2 foot each year. Find how many years it will take for the trees to be the same height. ​

User Igor Zelmanovich
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Answer:

it will take 4 years

Explanation:

tree one: 8+1= 9,10,11,12

tree two: 10+.5= 10.5,11,11.5,12

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