Question

The last time Zach checked, the corn stalks in his back yard were 50 inches tall. Now they are 5.8% taller. How tall are the stalks now?

Answer 1

52.9 inches.

Explanation:

Let's call the current height of the corn stalks as "h". Then the increase in height will be 0.058 * 50 = 2.9 inches.

So, h = 50 + 2.9 = 52.9 inches.