Question

The fastest growing plant on record is the Hesperoyucca whipplei. Suppose a plant of this type grows 2.6 m in 14 days. What is its growth rate in micrometers per second?

Answer 1

           (2.6 m / 14 da) x (10⁶ micro-m / 1 m) x (1 da / 86,400 sec)

       =    (2.6 x 10⁶ x 1) / (14 x 1 x 86,400)        micrometers / sec

       =            2.149 micrometers per second