I have a math problem that I cannot figure out

Question

I grow 9 flowers in 2 weeks. How many weeks will it take me to grow 500 flowers?

Answer 1

You can set up this question as an amount of flowers as a function of weeks: F=rt, where F=amount of flowers, t=weeks, and r=rate.

Inserting the first pair of values (9 flowers and 2 weeks), you get: 9=r(2)

Dividing both sides by 2 gives you: r=9/2=4.5 flowers per week

Now that we know what r equals, we can substitute F for 500 flowers, giving you: 500=(4.5)t

Dividing both sides by 4.5 gives you: t=500/4.5=111.11 weeks

It would take you 111.11 weeks to grow 500 flowers

Answer 2

9 flowers in 2 weeks=4.5/wk.

500/4.5=111.11...............wks; or over 2years.