Jack buys a magic bean plant that is 6 inches tall and grows several inches a day. After 48 days the bean plant is 198 inches tall. How many inches does the bean plant grow each day?

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mathstudent55 · Answer

You want to know how many inches it grows per day. That means how many inches it grows in one day.

mathstudent55 · Answer

How many inches did it grow in 48 days?

anonymous · Answer

198-6=192 inches (total growth)
then divide total growth by days

anonymous · Answer

Still don't understand

mathstudent55 · Answer

I'll try to explain it to you one step at a time. In order to know how much the plant grows per day, you need two pieces of information. You need a number of days, and you need how many inches it grew in that number of days.

mathstudent55 · Answer

What number of days were we given?