SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: Bartholomew's pet snake was 1.3 meters long one week ago. In 7 days it grew 22 centimeters. How long is the snake?

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Question 1049504: Please help me solve this word problem: Bartholomew's pet snake was 1.3 meters long one week ago. In 7 days it grew 22 centimeters. How long is the snake?
Answer by 428225(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this problem, change centimeters into meters by dividing centimeters by 100.

22 centimeters = 0.22 meters

Therefore the snake's length is

1.3+0.22 = ..... (work it out from here)