Renata moved to her new home a few years ago. Back then, the young oak tree in her back yard was 190 centimeters tall. She measured it once a year and found that it grew at a constant rate. 3 years after she moved into the house, the tree was 274 centimeters tall. many years passed from the time Renata moved in until the tree was 344 centimeters tall?

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Paula Cooke

25 September, 16:05

Renata moved to her new home a few years ago. Back then, the young oak tree in her back yard was 190 centimeters tall. She measured it once a year and found that it grew at a constant rate. 3 years after she moved into the house, the tree was 274 centimeters tall. many years passed from the time Renata moved in until the tree was 344 centimeters tall?

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Mylee Horne · Answer 1

274 - 190 = 84 ... so it took 3 years to grow 84 inches ... that means it is growing at a rate of : 84/3 = 28 cm per year

y = 28x + 190 ... this would be ur equation where y is the total height in cm. and x is the number of years.

So how many years till it reaches 344 cm ... sub in 344 for y and solve for x

344 = 28x + 190

344 - 190 = 28x

154 = 28x

154/28 = x

5.5 = x < = = = 5 1/2 (or 5.5) years would have passed