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Two weeks ago, Alice came home from vacation and noticed that a bean plant was growing in her garden. Today, the stalk is 452452 centimeters tall, and Alice observed that its height increases by 5%5\% every day. How tall was the plant 22 weeks ago when she first noticed it growing? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Two weeks ago, Alice came home from vacation and noticed that a bean plant was growing in her garden. Today, the stalk is 452 centimeters tall, and Alice observed that its height increases by 5% every day.  How tall was the plant 2 weeks ago when she first noticed it growing? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Two weeks ago, Alice came home from vacation and noticed that a bean plant was growing in her garden. Today, the stalk is $452$ centimeters tall, and Alice observed that its height increases by $5\%$ every day.  How tall was the plant $2$ weeks ago when she first noticed it growing? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

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Algebra

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