The height of a coconut tree is around 5 times the length of its leaf. If one leaf is 17 ft long, what is the estimated height of the tree?

5 ft

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85 ft

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17 ft

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22 ft

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The correct option is B 85 ft
Length of a leaf = 17 ft

Length of the coconut tree = 5 x length of a leaf
= 5 x 17
= 85 ft

Option c is the correct answer.

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The height of a coconut tree is around 5 times the length of its leaf. If one leaf is 17 ft long, what is the estimated height of the tree?

The correct option is B 85 ftLength of a leaf = 17 ft Length of the coconut tree = 5 x length of a leaf = 5 x 17 = 85 ft Option c is the correct answer.

The correct option is B 85 ft
Length of a leaf = 17 ft

Length of the coconut tree = 5 x length of a leaf
= 5 x 17
= 85 ft

Option c is the correct answer.