A gardener measured the heights of two plants at the end of every week. The function Y= 3x + 8.5 gives the heights of Plant B in centimeters at the end of x weeks.
Based on this information, which statement is true?
A.) Plant A and Plant B will be the same height at the end of week 3
B.) Plant A and Plant B will be the same height at the end of week 12
C.) The height of Plant A will always be greater than the height of Plant B
D.) The height of Plant B will always be greater than the height of Plant A
The information provided only gives the growth model for Plant B with the linear function Y = 3x + 8.5. There is no information about Plant A's growth, so we cannot directly compare the two plants' heights based on the given information.
Without knowing the specifics of Plant A's growth rate or initial height, we cannot determine whether Plant A and Plant B will be the same height at any given week, nor can we assert that Plant A's height will always be greater than or less than Plant B's height.
Therefore, the statements that can be evaluated with the provided information for Plant B are:
A.) Not enough information to evaluate.
B.) Not enough information to evaluate.
C.) Not enough information to evaluate.
D.) Not enough information to evaluate.
The correct answer is none of the options, because no information about Plant A's growth is provided. In order to make a true statement, we would need the corresponding function or information for Plant A's height at the end of x weeks.