How much higher would the nail be?
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When James was nine years old he hammered a nail into a tree to mark his height. Ten years later, James returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by four inches each year, how much higher would the nail be?
The nail would be the same height as a tree grows at the top!
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