Question

A certain type of bamboo plant grow 1.2 feet in one day.At that rate how many feeet could the plant grow in 0.5 day

Answer 1

it will grow 0.6 feet in one half day

Answer 2

0.6 feet

Explanation:

We can easily solve this using proportion;

1.2feet = 1 day

x = 0.5day

cross multiply

x = 1.2 × 0.5

x=0.6 feet.

Therefore, at the same rate, the plant can grow 0.6 feet in 0.5day.