If a plant grew 1 1/4 inches in one month. If the plant grows at the same rate, how many inches will it have grown at the end of 3 1/2 months?
1.25/1 = x/ 3.5
x = 4.375 = 4 1/8 inches
or, 4 3/8 inches :-)
Thanks, Steve. You've been catching a lot of my boneheaded mistakes lately. I appreciate it. :-)
A tomato plant has grown 5 inches over the last 9 days at this rate how many inches will it grow over the next 15 days
To find out how many inches the plant will have grown at the end of 3 1/2 months, we need to calculate the growth rate.
In one month, the plant grew 1 1/4 inches. Since 1 1/4 can be written as a mixed fraction, it is equal to 5/4 inches.
Now, let's find the growth rate per month:
Growth rate = 5/4 inches
To find the total growth in 3 1/2 months, we multiply the growth rate per month by the number of months:
Total growth = Growth rate per month × Number of months
Number of months = 3 1/2 months
Since 1/2 month is equal to half of a month, we can rewrite it as 3 + 1/2 = 3.5 months.
Now, we can calculate the total growth:
Total growth = (5/4 inches) × (3.5 months)
= (5/4) × (7/2) inches [Multiplying 3.5 months by 2/2 to get a common denominator]
= (35/8) inches
Therefore, the plant will have grown 35/8 inches at the end of 3 1/2 months.