{"id":225698,"date":"2025-06-04T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=225698"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:46:43","slug":"ethan-planted-a-tree-that-was-1-85-meters-tall-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/ethan-planted-a-tree-that-was-1-85-meters-tall-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan planted a tree that was 1.85 meters tall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ethan planted a tree that was 1.85 meters tall. Several years later, the tree is 5.30 meters tall. Which equation can be used to find x, the number of meters the tree has grown? 1.85 + 2 = 5.30 1.85 + 5.30 = x 1.85% = 5.30 1.85 * 5.30 = x My Progress > 18.1.85 + x = 5.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Correct Equation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.85 + x = 5.30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve for how many <strong>meters the tree has grown<\/strong>, we need to calculate the <strong>difference<\/strong> between the final height and the original height. The question tells us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>original height<\/strong> of the tree was <strong>1.85 meters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>new height<\/strong> after several years is <strong>5.30 meters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We need to find how much the tree has <strong>grown<\/strong> \u2014 that is, the <strong>increase<\/strong> in height, which we call <strong>x<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We can think of this situation as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Starting Height + Growth = Final Height<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In numbers, this is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>1.85 + x = 5.30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This equation shows that the original height of 1.85 meters <strong>plus<\/strong> the unknown amount it grew (x) gives the total height of 5.30 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve for <strong>x<\/strong>, subtract 1.85 from both sides of the equation: x=5.30\u22121.85=3.45x = 5.30 &#8211; 1.85 = 3.45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the tree has grown <strong>3.45 meters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u274c Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1.85 + 2 = 5.30<\/strong>:<br>This assumes the tree only grew 2 meters, but 1.85 + 2 = 3.85, not 5.30. So it&#8217;s incorrect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1.85 + 5.30 = x<\/strong>:<br>This adds the original and final heights, giving <strong>7.15<\/strong>, which doesn&#8217;t make sense in this context. We want the <strong>difference<\/strong>, not the sum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1.85% = 5.30<\/strong>:<br>This uses a percent sign, which doesn\u2019t belong here. We\u2019re not dealing with percentages, just actual measurements in meters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1.85 \u00d7 5.30 = x<\/strong>:<br>This would give the product of the two numbers (about 9.805), which has no meaning in terms of growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.85 + x = 5.30<\/strong><br>This correctly models the growth of the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner7-176.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225699\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan planted a tree that was 1.85 meters tall. Several years later, the tree is 5.30 meters tall. 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