Answer:
The Growth of sunflower duing 3 weeks is 8.5 inches or 8 (1/2).
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Growth of sunflower each week .
To find :
Total growth during 3 weeks?
Solution:
According to given data:
Growth is
- 1st week=2 and 1/2 inches=5/2=2.5 inches .
- 2nd week =2 and 3/4 inches=11/4 inches.
- 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 .
