Terrell's plant grew 2 5/8 inches in one month, and it is 7 1/4 inches tall. write and solve an equation to find the height of the plant at the start of the month. show that your answer is reasonable.

inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let initial length of the plant was "x" inches.

Plant grew inches or inches per month.

So after one month height of the plant = inches

Height of the plant after one month = or inches

So expression will be

=  

We further solve it    x =   -  

                                    =  

                                   =  

                           or x  =   inches

therefore, initial of the plant was inches height.

0.85 or 85%

step-by-step explanation:

1) divide 23 by 27

2) round the decimal to the nearest 10

3) so your answer would be 0.85 or 85%