Question

Mrs.stevens has award winning rose bushes that grow at a rate of 3/4 foot per week. Her American home rose bush currently measures 5 feet tall, while her camp David Rose bush is 4 1/2 feet tall in two weeks how tall will mrs.stevens American home rose bush measure?

Answer 1

The answer would be 6.5 feet.

Pre-Thinking:

Knowing that the rose bushes grow at a rate of 3/4 feet per week, we can turn that into 0.75, a decimal.

Because, we need to know the height of the rose bush in 2 weeks, multiply 0.75 by 2.

0.75 * 2 = 1.5

Working and Stuff:

Because we only need the length of the American Home Rose Bush, which is 5 feet tall, we can discard the other rose bush.

Lastly, add 1.5 to 5.

1.5 + 5 = 6.5 feet

Amazing MS-Paint drawing of a rose bush: