Question

A vine called the mile-a-minute weed is known for growing at a very fast rate. It can grow up to 0.5 ft per day. How fast in inches per hour can the mile-a-minute weed grow up to? Show your work using the correct conversion factors.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.25 inches per hour.

Explanation:

The mile-a-minute weed can grow up to 0.5 ft per day. To convert this to inches per hour, we need to convert the distance from feet to inches and the time from days to hours.

There are 12 inches in 1 foot, so the mile-a-minute weed can grow up to 0.5 x 12 = <<0.5*12=6>>6 inches per day.

There are 24 hours in 1 day, so the mile-a-minute weed can grow up to 6 / 24 = <<6/24=0.25>>0.25 inches per hour.

Therefore, the mile-a-minute weed can grow up to 0.25 inches per hour.

Here's the complete solution using the correct conversion factors:

1 ft = 12 inches

1 day = 24 hours

0.5 ft/day * (12 inches/1 ft) / (24 hours/1 day) = 0.25 inches/hour