The average yearly growth rate of the height of the tree is 2 1/3 feet
Given:
original height of the pine tree = 40 1/2 feet
Height in next 7 1/2 years = 57 feet
<em>Change in height = Height in next 7 1/2 years - original height of the pine tree</em>
= 57 height - 40 1/2 feet
= 17 1/2 feet
<em>Average growth rate yearly = Change in height / number of years</em>
= 17 1/2 feet ÷ 7 1/2 years
= 35/2 ÷ 15/2
= 35/2 × 2/15
= (35 × 2) / (2 × 15)
= 70/30
= 2 10/30
= 2 1/3 feet
Therefore, the average yearly growth rate of the height of the tree is 2 1/3 feet
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