SOLUTION: Ponderosa pines grow about 1 1/2 feet each year. If a pine is now 17 feet tall, about how long will it take the tree to become 33 1/2 feet tall?

Question 491665: Ponderosa pines grow about 1 1/2 feet each year. If a pine is now 17 feet tall, about how long will it take the tree to become 33 1/2 feet tall?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ponderosa pines grow about 1 1/2 feet each year. If a pine is now 17 feet tall, about how long will it take the tree to become 33 1/2 feet tall?
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h(t) = 17 + (3/2)t
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33 1/2 = 17 + (3/2)t
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16 1/2 = (3/2)t
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(33/2) = (3/2)t
t = 11 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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