Question

2a. Nikita is running an experiment with two plants. The first plant grew 1/2an inch last week, and 3/4 of an inch this week. The second plant grew 1inch last week, and 0.4 inches this week. Which plant grew more? *Your answer2b. Explain your reasoning to the question above. *

Answer 1

We sum the height of each plant

1.

`(1)/(2)+(3)/(4)=(5)/(4)`

5/4 can be represented as

`(5)/(4)=1.25`

2.

`1+0.4=1.4`

First plant grew 1.25inches and second plant 1.4 nches, then second plant grew more