Complete Question:
Ms. Perez's biology class grew sunflowers to learn about plants. During the first week, the average sunflower grew 3 inches. The table shows the difference from the average for three students.
Order the values of the differences from least to greatest.
Student: Raj. Difference (in.): 4/5
Student: Clara. Difference (in.): -1 1/2
Student: Jacob. Difference (in.): 0.9
Answer:
,
and ![0.9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=0.9)
The greatest is: 0.9
By student names: Clara, Raj and Jacob
Step-by-step explanation:
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Given
Differences:
,
,
Required
Order from least to greatest
We have:
,
, ![0.9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=0.9)
First convert fractions to decimal
![\frac{4}{5} = 0.8](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B5%7D%20%3D%200.8)
![-1\frac{1}{2}= -1.5](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-1%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%3D%20-1.5)
![-\frac{3}{4} = -0.75](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D%20%3D%20-0.75)
So, the differences become:
,
, ![0.9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=0.9)
Now arrange from least to greatest
,
and ![0.9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=0.9)
From the above representation,
The greatest is: 0.9
By student names, we have:
Clara, Raj and Jacob
This is done by simply replacing the numbers with the student name.
See attachment for number line