Question

A plant measured x inches tall last week and 8 inches tall this week.

1. Circle the expression that represents the number of inches the plant gren

this week. Explain how you know.

• X-8

• 8 - x

Answer 1

Explanation:

The expression that represents the number of inches the plant grew this week is:

8 - x

This is because we are looking for the difference between the plant's height this week (which is 8 inches) and its height last week (which is x inches). Subtracting x from 8 gives us the amount by which the plant grew this week.


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