25% is a fourth of something so first round $34.99 to about $35 and just get one fouth of it which would be a little less than $9 but if you put it into the calculator it will tell you that it is about $8.75 (to calculate using the calculator you need to chane the percentage to a decimal and multiply it)
55/100 = (55:5)/(100:5) = 11/20
55/100 = 0.55
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So, let's make these two values improper fractions so they're easier to work with. 
So, to get the rate he grew in those months we have:
And to get the rate he grew in one month we have to divide both our numerator and our denominator by 21 to get:
aka he grew 1.24 inches in a month.
Answer:
box is there so I'll put the money in the post