Sally has been measuring the tree in her yard for a science project. The tree has grown 12/dfrac{1}{2} 2 1 start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction of an inch each month and grown a total of 22 2 2 inches taller. How many months has Sally been measuring this tree?

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Colin Mclaughlin

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Sally has been measuring the tree in her yard for a science project. The tree has grown 12/dfrac{1}{2} 2 1 start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction of an inch each month and grown a total of 22 2 2 inches taller. How many months has Sally been measuring this tree?

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Graham · Answer 1

4 months is the right answer (if the tree grown is 1/2 and total 2 inches taller)

Step-by-step explanation:

let sally measuring the tree for x months

(1/2) x = 2

multiply both sides by 2

x = 4

x = 4 months

Sally has been measuring the tree for 4 months.