A flower was 1.6 meters high one week ago. In 7 days it grew 11 centimeters. Find the current height of the flower.
There are a couple of ways to approach this problem, but one possible method is to convert all units to the same system (e.g. meters or centimeters) and then add the growth to the initial height. Here is one possible solution:
- One week ago, the flower was 1.6 meters high.
- To convert meters to centimeters, we can multiply by 100. Thus, 1.6 meters = 1.6 x 100 = 160 centimeters.
- In 7 days, the flower grew 11 centimeters. We can simply add this to the initial height to get the current height. Thus, current height = 160 + 11 = 171 centimeters.
- To convert centimeters back to meters, we can divide by 100. Thus, current height = 171 / 100 = 1.71 meters.
Therefore, the current height of the flower is 1.71 meters.