Answer: 8.125 inches
Step-by-step explanation: Ok so if the plant grew 3.25 inches every month, and there were 2.5 months, you need to multiply 3.25 by 2.5 to get the total amount of growth. So that would be 8.125
0.941176471 to the nearest hundredth is 0.94
Take the first bracket and it's multiplication, 3(2a+5)
You expand my multiplying everything inside the bracket by the number outside.
3*2a = 6a
3*5 = 15
Then multiply out the second bracket, 5(a-2)
5*a = 5a
5*-2 = -10
So now you have 6a + 15 + 5a - 10
Simplify it by collecting like terms, and you have:
11a + 5
And that's the answer, hope I helped!
