Question

In her garden Pam plants the seed 5 and one fourth in. Below the ground. After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11 and one half in. How many inches is the plant above the​ ground?

Answer 1

If it is 5 1/4 underground & it has grown 11 1/2
Do 11 1/2 - 5 1/4.
The answer is either going to be 6 1/4 or 6.25

Answer 2

Answer: the plant is 6 1/4 inches above the​ ground.

Explanation:

In her garden Pam plants the seed 5 and one fourth inches below the ground. Converting 5 and one fourth inches to improper fraction, it becomes 21/4 inches.

After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11 and one half inches. Converting 11 and one half inches to improper fraction, it becomes 23/2 inches.

The height of the the plant above the​ ground would be

23/2 - 21/4 = (46 - 21)/4 = 25/4

Converting to mixed fraction, it becomes

6 1/4 inches