Question

2. A vine called the mile-a-minute weed is known for growing at a very fast rate. It can grow up to 0.5 ft per day. How fast in inches per hour can the mile-a-minute weed grow up to? Show your work using the correct conversion factors

Answer 1

12 inches in 1 foot and 24 hours in 1 day. 0.5 ft * 12 = 6 inches. Therefore, the number of inches grown in one hour is the following: 6/24 = 0.25.

Explanation:

Answer 2

"0.5 ft * 12 = 6 inches (because there are 12 inches in 1 foot)1 day = 24 hours0.5 ft per day = 6 inches in 24 hoursInches grown in one hour = 6/24 = 0.25"