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[VERIFICATION-ODD QUESTION] Alice drinks from a potion and shrinks to a height of 10". Later, Alice eats a cake and quickly grows to a height of over 9' upon finishing it. Assume that Alice's height, h inches, t seconds after she finished eating the cake is given by h = 10 + 6t. To the nearest second, how many seconds did it take Alice to reach a height of 8 feet after she finished the cake?

OpenStudy (stamp):

I have my answer, this is just a bit of an odd question, and before I try and help somebody else with it I want to make sure that others agree.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8*12=10+t

OpenStudy (stamp):

@electrokid Can you solve? I have my answer, I am seeking verification

OpenStudy (anonymous):

86 sec

OpenStudy (stamp):

@electrokid you forgot 6t

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right, so, 14.33

OpenStudy (stamp):

you forgot rounding to the nearest second

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k.. so, 14

OpenStudy (stamp):

ok that is what i got

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