Question

Ricardo's rose bush was 9/12 yard tall, he pruned the rose bush by cutting off 1/9 yard. Ricardo measured the rose bush today, and it had grown 5/6 more after it was pruned. How tall is ricardo's rose bush now? Write your answer as a mixed number greater than 1.

Answer 1

`1(5)/(9)`

Explanation:

Given initially the height of the Ricardo's rose bush is 9/12 yard=3/4 yard.

Also given that he cut down 1/9 yard

Now the height of the rose bush is
`(3)/(4) -(1)/(9) =(13)/(18)`

The height of the bush now is increased by 5/6yards

The height of the bush now =
`(5)/(6) +(13)/(18) = (28)/(18)=(14)/(9) = 1(5)/(9)`