a tree increases in diameter each year by an average of 0.51cm. If the tree currently has a diameter of 4 inches, how old do you

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sladkih [1.3K]

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a tree increases in diameter each year by an average of 0.51cm. If the tree currently has a diameter of 4 inches, how old do you

estimate the tree is?

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Zepler [3.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-05T08:28:22+03:00

There are 2.54 cm in 1 inch. Since we are estimating, we can round the average growth per year to .5 cm which would give you roughly 5 years per inch of diameter (2.5 / .5 = 5). Since we have a tree with a 4 inch diameter, we can estimate the age of the tree is...

4 inches x 5 years/inch = 20 years old.