SOLUTION: Grace measured a bean plant at the end of every week. At the end of week 2, the plant is 3 inches tall. It grows 3/4 inch each week for 4 more weeks. A) if the plant grows 3/4 inc

Question 1006570: Grace measured a bean plant at the end of every week. At the end of week 2, the plant is 3 inches tall. It grows 3/4 inch each week for 4 more weeks.
A) if the plant grows 3/4 inch each week for 4 weeks, how much has it grown?
B) how tall is Grace's bean plant at the end of 6 weeks?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Grace measured a bean plant at the end of every week. At the end of week 2, the plant is 3 inches tall. It grows 3/4 inch each week for 4 more weeks.
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A) if the plant grows 3/4 inch each week for 4 weeks, how much has it grown?
4(3/4) = 3 inches in four weeks
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B) how tall is Grace's bean plant at the end of 6 weeks?
At end of 2 weeks:: 3 inches
At end of 6 weeks:: 3"+4(3/4) = 3+3 = 6"
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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