During science class, Jack, Jeff, and Jill measure the length of their bean sprouts. Jeff’s sprout is 0.9 times the length of Ja

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During science class, Jack, Jeff, and Jill measure the length of their bean sprouts. Jeff’s sprout is 0.9 times the length of Ja

ck’s, and Jill’s is 1.08 times the length of Jack’s. Whose bean sprout is the longest?Why?

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yKpoI14uk [10] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-30T18:04:31+03:00

yKpoI14uk [10]2 years ago

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Jill's is the longest.

if jeffs is 0.9 times the length of jacks, his is lesser than jacks. e.g. 2×0.9=1.8. Jeff's will always be shorter. since we know Jacks is over 1, Jill's will always be taller because 2×1.08=2.16 or Jill's length.