A bamboo sprout grows 86.4 cm per day. How much does it grow in 1 minute?

Given:

v = 86.4 centimeters per day – the rate at which bamboo grows;

t = 1 minute – time span.

It is required to determine by what value L (centimeters) the bamboo will grow in time t.

Let’s find the growth rate of bamboo in 1 minute.

t = 1 day = 24 hours = 24 * 60 = 1440 minutes.

Then:

L = v / t = 86.4 / 1440 = 0.06 centimeters.

Answer: In one minute, bamboo grows 0.06 centimeters (0.6 millimeters).