Solve the following problem using addition and subtraction. Katie and Emily are growing bean plants in their scouting troop. Katie’s bean plant is 15.2 inches tall, and Emily’s is 12.9 inches tall. Their scout leader said that she expected the plants to be at least 13.5 inches by this time. How close are Katie and Emily to this goal?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how close Katie and Emily are to the goal of 13.5 inches, we can subtract 13.5 inches from the height of their bean plants.

For Katie:
15.2 - 13.5 = 1.7 inches

For Emily:
12.9 - 13.5 = -0.6 inches

Katie's bean plant is 1.7 inches above the goal, while Emily's bean plant is 0.6 inches below the goal.

Therefore, Katie is 1.7 inches close to the goal, and Emily is 0.6 inches close to the goal.