Water rises inside a plant's stem an average of 4ft. every hour.
A. How many inches is that? The answer for this is 48 inches.
B)If a plant is 72 in. tall, how long would it take for water to travel from the bottom to the top of the plant?
On part B, I didn't understand on how to get the answer. Please help
B.
It travels 48 inches in one hour.
72 - 48 = 24
24/48 = 1/2
So it would take an hour and a half to reach the top of a 72-inch plant.
90 minutes
To find the answer to part B, we can use the given information that the water rises 4ft every hour.
First, we need to convert the height of the plant from inches to feet. Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, we divide 72 by 12 to get 6 feet.
Next, we divide the height of the plant (6ft) by the rate at which the water rises (4ft per hour) to find out how many hours it would take for the water to travel from the bottom to the top of the plant.
6ft / 4ft per hour = 1.5 hours
So, it would take 1.5 hours for the water to travel from the bottom to the top of the plant.