kirk grew a crystal in science class. On monday it was 13/16 inch tall. it had grown 1/4 inch bet friday and monday. It had grown 1/2 inch between Tues and Fri. How tall was Kirk'a crystal on Tues?
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With the way you have phrased your question, I am not sure what you are asking.
If it was 13/16 inches tall on Monday, and there is no indication of growth between Monday and Tuesday, it is still 13/16 inches tall.
I hope this helps. If not, repost in clearer terms. Thanks for asking.
1/16
To find out the height of Kirk's crystal on Tuesday, we need to calculate the total growth of the crystal between Monday and Tuesday.
First, let's calculate the growth of the crystal between Friday and Monday:
1/4 inch
Next, let's calculate the growth of the crystal between Tuesday and Friday:
1/2 inch
Now, let's add the two growths together:
1/4 inch + 1/2 inch = 3/4 inch
This means that the total growth of the crystal between Monday and Tuesday is 3/4 inch.
To find the height of the crystal on Tuesday, we add the total growth to the height on Monday:
13/16 inch + 3/4 inch
To add these two fractions, we need a common denominator:
Since 16 and 4 have a common multiple of 16, we can convert 3/4 to the equivalent fraction with a denominator of 16:
3/4 = (3/4) * (4/4) = 12/16
Now we can add the fractions:
13/16 inch + 12/16 inch = 25/16 inch
The height of Kirk's crystal on Tuesday is 25/16 inch.