Question

shederick is monitoring the growth of his tomato plants. he measures how much they grow each week and records it in the table below.

week	average growth in inches
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	2.5

based on the chart, which of the following statements is true about the growth of shedericks tomato plants?

• the plants are growing at a consistent rate each week.
• the plants stopped growing after week 3.
• the plants grew the same amount in week 3 as in week 2.
• the plants grew the least in week 4.

Explanation:

1. Analyze "consistent rate": The growth values are 0.5, 2, 2, 3, 2.5 inches. These are not the same, so growth rate is not consistent. Eliminate this option.
2. Analyze "stopped growing after Week 3": Week 4 growth is 3 inches and Week 5 is 2.5 inches, so they still grew. Eliminate this option.
3. Analyze "same amount in Week 3 as Week 2": Week 2 growth is 2 inches, Week 3 growth is 2 inches. This is true.
4. Analyze "grew the least in Week 4": Week 1 growth is 0.5 inches, which is less than Week 4's 3 inches. Eliminate this option.

Answer:

The plants grew the same amount in Week 3 as in Week 2.