Question

The fastest growing plant on record is the Hesperoyucca whipplei. Suppose a plant of this type grows 3.7 m in 14 days. What is its growth rate in micrometers per second?

Answer 1

Answer:

Growth rate in micrometers per second is 3.05.

Given:

Growing length = 3.7 meter

Time = 14 days

To find:

Growth rate = ?

Formula used:

Growth rate = $\frac{Growing length}{ time}$

Solution:

Growth rate = $\frac{Growing length}{ time}$

Growing  length = 3.7 × $10^{6}$ micrometer

Time = 14 × 24 × 60 × 60

Growth rate = $\frac{3700000}{1209600}$

Growth rate = 3.05 micrometer per second

Growth rate in micrometers per second is 3.05.