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A flower takes 8 minutes to grow 5.2 inches. How many inches will the flower grow in 17 minutes?
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A flower takes 8 minutes to grow 5.2 inches. How many inches will the flower grow in 17 minutes?

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11.05 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, lets see the unit rate for how many inches per minute.

5.2 divided by 8 is 0.65 inches every minute.

Now since there is 17 mins, simply do 0.65 inches per min x 17 mins.

11.05 inches.

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