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How much higher would the nail be in the tree?

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When Rohit was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Five years later at age eleven , Rohit returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by ten inches each year, how much higher would the nail be in the tree?

posted Jun 2, 2014 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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The nail would be in the same place. Because, a tree doesn't grow from bottom and it only grows in the top. In bottom it only increase its width.

answer Jun 16, 2014 by Binu Mon
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Rohit height at age of 5 + 50 inches...............so simple

answer Oct 20, 2015 by Vikrant Mane



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