Last year, the tree in pedro's front yard was 5 feet tall. this year, the tree is 2 feet less than the height of pedro's house. pedro's house is 17 feet tall. how tall is the tree? when responding to this question, justify/explain your answer. you may use words, numbers and/or symbols to answer your question. write in complete sentences.

The tree is 15 feet tall

The tree in Pedro's front yard was 5 ft tall last year.

This year, the tree is 2 feet less than the height of Pedro's house.

let

the height of the tree = x

Therefore,

height of the house = 17 feet

17 - 2 = x

x = 15 ft

Therefore, the tree is 15 feet tall

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