The flowers planted in his garden expected to grow two inches a year. This year there was more rainfall, so the flowers grew three inches. What percentage more did the flowers grow than was expected?

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2 inches per year increase was the expectation

3 inches in one year is 1 inch more than expected

4 inches were expected. instead 5 inches ocurred.

5 inches is 25% more than expected.

but expected percentage increase really depends on how tall the grass was to start with.

say it was originally 2 inches tall,

then expected increase was 2+2 = 4 which is a 100% increase

but instead, 2+3=5 was a 150% increase

150 is 50 more than 100.

which is a 50% greater increase than 100% increase

the question is a little ambiguous