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Mashaal Masha
Mar 16, 2024
Species of TreeGrowth Factor
Red Maple4.5
River Birch3.5
Cottonwood2.0
Black Walnut4.5
White Birch5.0
American Elm4.0
Pin Oak3.0
Shagbark Hickory7.5

One method of calculating the approximate age, in years, of a tree of a particular species is to multiply the diameter of the tree, in inches, by a constant called the growth factor for that species. The table above gives the growth factors for eight species of trees. If a white birch tree and a pin oak tree each now have a diameter of 1 foot, which of the following will be closest to the difference, in inches, of their diameters 10 years from now? (1 foot = 12 inches).
Difficulty: Hard
A:

1.0

B:

1.2

C:

1.3

D:

1.4

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