"You are growing like a weed!” D’rek's grandmother said to him when she saw him for the
first time in a year. If D’rek grew 8 inches over the last year, and an average dandelion (a
common weed) grows 0.1 inches in one day, is D’rek growing like a weed? Justify your
answer.

[tex]=\frac{8}{365}[/tex]Derek is not growing like a weed because the weed grows at 0.1 inch per day, while he grows at a rate of 0.022 inch per day.

The number of days in a year = 365

The question says that D'rek grew at the rate of 8 inches in the last year'

D'reks growth rate:

[tex]=\frac{8}{365}[/tex]

= 0.022 inch per day

From the calculation above, Derek is growing at the rate of 0.022 inch per day. But the question says that the weed grows at the rate of 0.1 inch per day

In conclusion, Derek is not growing like a weed, his growth rate differs from that of the weed.

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"You are growing like a weed!” D’rek's grandmother said to him when she saw him for the first time in a year. If D’rek grew 8 inches over the last year, and an average dandelion (a common weed) grows 0.1 inches in one day, is D’rek growing like a weed? Justify your answer.

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"You are growing like a weed!” D’rek's grandmother said to him when she saw him for the
first time in a year. If D’rek grew 8 inches over the last year, and an average dandelion (a
common weed) grows 0.1 inches in one day, is D’rek growing like a weed? Justify your
answer.