Kristin bought two sunflower plants. Plant A is 8 inches tall and is growing at a rate of 3 inches per week. Plant B is 12 inches tall and is growing at a rate of 2 inches per week. Write the two equations to represent each sunflower plant if the plants to continue to grow at the same rate. In your equations, x represents the number of weeks, and y represents the height of the plant in inches. (1 point)
For Plant A:
y = 3x + 8
For Plant B:
y = 2x + 12
what week will the plants be at exactly the same height
To find out when the two plants will be at exactly the same height, we can set the two equations equal to each other:
3x + 8 = 2x + 12
Now, we can solve for x:
3x - 2x = 12 - 8
x = 4
Therefore, the two plants will be at exactly the same height after 4 weeks.