Word Problems for Grade 12, Problem ID: 4703
On average there are 100,000 strands of hair on a person's head.
Hair grows at a rate of about 15cm a year and each hair lasts up to 6 years before it falls out.
If two sisters have 222,222 strands of hair together, and one has 20% more hair than the other, what is correct?
Only one of the sisters has a number of hairs that is above average.They both have a number of hairs that is above average.They both have a number of hairs that is below average.There is not enough information.