Question

Hardy's plant grows rapidly. It grows by 10cm every 2 years. How much taller will hardy's plant be in 5 years?

Answer 1

Find the unit rate .unit rate =5:1 multiply 1x5 and 5x5 and you will get 25:5 so 25 would be your answer

Answer 2

It will be 25cm long Since it growing 10cm every 2 years it must be growing 5cm every year 10/2=5/1 To find total growth in 5 years multiply the cm it grows every year by the number of years so 5yearsX 5cm =25cm