Question

Jason and his dad plant corn in their vegetable garden. Once the corn stalks reach 7 feet tall, the corn can be harvested. Jason measures the corn and notices that the corn stalks grow about 3.5 inches each week. The corn stalks are currently 63 inches tall. How many more weeks must pass before they are ready to be harvested?

Answer 1

6 weeks

Explanation:

7 feet is 84 inches 7 x 12 is 84

we must find the difference

84-63=21

now we divide 21 by 3.5

and week get how much weeks we have left

21/3.5=6

Answer 2

6 weeks

Explanation:

7 ft = 84 in

84-63=3.5*(number of weeks)

21=3.5*(number of weeks)

21/3.5=number of weeks

6= number of weeks