Problema Solution

a plant grows 3.5cm per week. it is now 10cm tall. how many weeks from now will the plant to a height of 27.5cm?

Answer provided by our tutors

see how many more centimeters are needed

27.5 - 10 = 17.5 cm

divide this by the rate per weeek

17.5/3.5 = 5

therefore, it will take 5 weeks