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A tree that grows 3 feet every 5 years is growing at a rate of ___ feet per year.'

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\bf Step-by-step~explanation:

Objective: You need to find the number of feet the tree grows every year (the unit rate).


\bf Steps:

FIrst, we look at what we have now. The tree grows 3 feet every 5 years, so we have to divide 3 by 5 to get the number of feet the tree grows in one year.


\bf 3~feet~divided~by~5~years~=~Our~final~answer\\(3)/(5)=(6)/(10)~(multiplied~3~and~5~by~2)\\ (6)/(10) =0.6~feet


\large\boxed {\bf Our~final~answer: ~0.6~feet~per~year}


The~tree~grows~at~a~rate~of~0.6~feet~per~year.

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