Question

what is the height of the sunflower?
sunflower image with a ruler
blank feet

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale

The ruler is marked with feet, and the bottom of the sunflower's stem is at 0 (assuming the base is at the bottom of the visible stem, though the ruler's 0 is not fully shown, but the top of the flower is at 5? Wait, no, looking at the dashed line, the top of the flower is at the 5 - let's check the markings. Wait, the ruler has marks: let's see, the bottom of the stem (where it ends) is at, say, 0 (if we consider the base), but the top of the flower is at 5? Wait no, the dashed line is at the top of the flower, and the ruler's markings: each major mark is 1 foot, with smaller marks? Wait, no, looking at the image, the sunflower's top (the dashed line) is at 5? Wait no, maybe the bottom of the stem is at 0, and the top is at 5? Wait no, let's re-examine. Wait, the ruler has numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5,6. The sunflower's stem goes from the bottom (let's say 0) up to the flower, and the top of the flower is at 5? Wait no, the dashed line is at the top of the flower, and the ruler's 5 is there. Wait, maybe the height is from the base (bottom of stem) to the top of the flower. Wait, the stem's bottom is at, maybe, 0 (if we take the bottom of the stem as the base), and the top of the flower is at 5? Wait no, looking at the ruler, the marks: between 0 and 1, there are smaller marks, but the key is the top of the flower is at 5? Wait no, maybe I misread. Wait, the sunflower's top (the yellow part's top) is at the dashed line, which is at 5? Wait, no, let's count the marks. Wait, the ruler has 0 at the bottom, 1,2,3,4,5,6 at the top. The sunflower's stem is green, and the top of the flower (the yellow part) has a dashed line at 5. Wait, but maybe the bottom of the stem is at 0, so the height is 5? Wait no, maybe the bottom of the stem is at, say, 0, and the top is at 5. Wait, let's check the ruler: the numbers are 0 (bottom), 1,2,3,4,5,6 (top). The dashed line is at 5, so the height of the sunflower is 5 feet? Wait, no, maybe the bottom of the stem is at 0, and the top is at 5. So the height is 5.

Step2: Confirm the measurement

Looking at the ruler, the top of the sunflower (the dashed line) is aligned with the 5 - foot mark. So the height is 5 feet.

Answer:

5