A couple carved a heart with their initials into a tree trunk 4 ft above ground level; the tree was 25 ft tall at the time. Twenty years later the tree was 50 ft tall. How far above the ground were the initials then? Explain your answer.

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A couple carved a heart with their initials into a tree trunk 4 ft above ground level; the tree was 25 ft tall at the time. Twenty years later the tree was 50 ft tall. How far above the ground were the initials then? Explain your answer.

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