A beam plant grows 2 inches in two days a strawberry plant goes 4 inches and five days compare the two proportional relationships. Assume each plant is growing at a constant rate.
The beam plant grows 2 inches in 2 days, which means it grows 1 inch per day. Therefore, the proportional relationship for the beam plant is 1 inch per day.
The strawberry plant grows 4 inches in 5 days, which means it grows 0.8 inches per day (4 inches divided by 5 days). Therefore, the proportional relationship for the strawberry plant is 0.8 inches per day.
Comparing the two proportional relationships, we can see that the beam plant grows at a faster rate (1 inch per day) compared to the strawberry plant (0.8 inches per day).