Question

The fastest growing plant on record is the Hesperoyucca whipplei. Suppose a plant of this type grows 3.7 m in 14 days. What is its growth rate in micrometers per second?

Answer 1

Growth rate in micrometers per second is 3.05.

Given:

Growing length = 3.7 meter

Time = 14 days

To find:

Growth rate = ?

Formula used:

Growth rate =
`(Growing  length)/( time)`

Solution:

Growth rate =
`(Growing  length)/( time)`

Growing length = 3.7 ×
`10^(6)` micrometer

Time = 14 × 24 × 60 × 60

Growth rate =
`(3700000)/(1209600)`

Growth rate = 3.05 micrometer per second

Growth rate in micrometers per second is 3.05.