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During the investigation of an archeological dig, a femour bone was found and used to estimate the height of the person it came from using the formula `h=61.4+2.3F`, where h is the height , in centimeters, of a person whoe femour is F centimeters in length. Using this formula, the height of the person was estimated to be 5 feet 8 inches. The length of the femour, in centimeters, was closet to which of the following lengths?
[Note: 1 inch=2.54 centimeters]

A

`37.3`

B

`48.4`

C

`51.0`

D

`56.3`

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B
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