Question

Sunflower growth 1 week it grew 2 and va half inches in two weeks it grew 2 and 3 fourth in 3 weeks it grew 3 and one fourth how much did it grow overall three weeks

Answer 1

The Growth of sunflower duing 3 weeks is 8.5 inches or 8 (1/2).

Explanation:

Given:

Growth of sunflower each week .

To find :

Total growth during 3 weeks?

Solution:

According to given data:

Growth is

1. 1st week=2 and 1/2 inches=5/2=2.5 inches .
2. 2nd week =2 and 3/4 inches=11/4 inches.
3. 3rd week=3 and 1/4 inches=13/4 inches.

Total growth is given by,

=growth of (1st week +2 week+ 3 week)

=5/2+11/4+13/4

=34/4

=17/2

=8 and 1/2 inches.

Hence the overall growth is about 17/2 or 8.5 inches in 3 weeks .