After exposure to an amazing stretching machine, Alexander’s height increased by 108 inches over 6 minutes. His height increased by the same amount each minute. What was the effect on Alexander’s height each minute?(1 point)

Question

Responses

108 inches
108 inches

-108 inches
-108 inches

18 inches
18 inches

-18 inches

Answer 1

To find the effect on Alexander's height each minute, we need to divide the total increase in height by the number of minutes.

The problem states that his height increased by 108 inches over 6 minutes.

So, we calculate:

\[ \text{Increase per minute} = \frac{108 \text{ inches}}{6 \text{ minutes}} = 18 \text{ inches per minute} \]

Therefore, the correct response is:

18 inches