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A gardener has found a hybrid that grows freakishly large. On the first day the gardener measured his eggplant, it was 6 inches long. The second day it was 15 inches long. Every day the eggplant grew by the same amount, plus inches. On what day the eggplant be more than 11 feet long?

User Zhuoran He
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Answer:

day 14

Explanation:

multiply 11 by 12, ghen subtract 6 then divide by 9


User David Ganster
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

15-6=9

the plant grows at least 9 inches everyday. there are 12 inches in 1 foot.

so there are 132 inches in 11 feet. (12* 11). 132/9=14.66 you cant have part of a day for this question so the answer is atleast 15 days must go by.


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