Question

With some species of bamboo, you can actually see them grow. You could observe 30 centimeters of growth in just 1 3 of a day. At what rate does this bamboo grow? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number. centimeters per day

Answer 1

90 centimetres per day

Explanation:

Given that:

One of the Bamboo species growth can be seen.

Growth in
`(1)/(3)` of a day = 30 cm

To find:

The growth per day in centimetres as a proper fraction, mixed number or whole number.

Solution:

If we are given that:

The growth of a bamboo tree is
`y` centimetres in
`x` number of days.

Then growth per day can be found by dividing the total growth of bamboo tree by the number of days.

Formula can be written as:

Growth per day =
`(y)/(x)`

We are given that:

`y = 30\ cm\\x = (1)/(3)\ days`

Putting the values, we get:

`\frac{30}{\frac{1}3}\\\Rightarrow \bold{90\ cm}`