Which is more? 1. A sunflower that grows 2 inches every day 2. An amaryllis that grows 18 inches in one week
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
A sunflower that grows 2 inches every day
An amaryllis that grows 18 inches in a week
Determine which grows more.
Solution:
In order to determine which plant grows more, simply find the growth rate of a sunflower in a week and compare it to the amaryllis. To get the growth rate of sunflower in a week, multiply the growth rate per day by 7, since there are 7 days in a week.
=( 2 inches )(7)
= 14 inches
Sunflower grows 14 inches a week, and an amaryllis grows 18 inches a week. This means that the amaryllis can grow more that the sunflower.