Question

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melissa planted a sapling in her garden. she measured its height with a ruler. the tree was 15 centimeters tall. after a week, she measured it again. this time, the tree measured 25 centimeters. how many millimeters did the tree grow?

the tree grew millimeters in a week.

Explanation:

Calcular el crecimiento en centímetros

$$ 25\text{ cm} - 15\text{ cm} = 10\text{ cm} $$

Convertir centímetros a milímetros

$$ 10\text{ cm} \times 10\text{ mm/cm} = 100\text{ mm} $$

Answer:

The tree grew <blank>100</blank> millimeters in a week.