A cherry tree grew 5 3/4 feet in 3 1/2 months.

What was the average growth per month?

5 3/4 is the same as 15/4

3 1/2 is the same as 3/2

Divide 15/4 by 3/2

you can do this by flipping the fraction in the denominator and multiplying the two fractions

15/4 * 2/3

multiply you numerator and your denominators to make

30/12

you can simplify this by dividing top and bottom by 6

5/2

So for every month this tree's average growth is 5/2 feet

5 3/4 is the same as 15/4

3 1/2 is the same as 3/2

Divide 15/4 by 3/2

you can do this by flipping the fraction in the denominator and multiplying the two fractions

15/4 * 2/3

multiply you numerator and your denominators to make

30/12

you can simplify this by dividing top and bottom by 6

5/2

So for every month this tree's average growth is 5/2 feet