Question

In his garden, Tim plants the seed 1 inch below the ground. After one month, the tomato plant has grown a total of 12 inches. How many inches is the plant above the ground?

The tomato plant is ___ inches above the ground. (Type an integer, proper fraction, or mixed number.)

Answer 1

The tomato plant is 11 inches above the ground.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the height of the tomato plant above the ground, we need to subtract the depth at which the seed was planted from the total height of the plant. In this case, the seed was planted 1 inch below the ground and the plant has grown a total of 12 inches.

So, we subtract 1 inch from 12 inches

Total height of plant - Depth seed was planted = Height of plant above ground

12 inches - 1 inch = 11 inches

Therefore, the tomato plant is 11 inches above the ground.