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.
The equation for Plant A is:
y = 3x + 8
The equation for Plant B is:
y = 2x + 12
answer that please
I apologize for the formatting issue. Here are the correct equations:
For Plant A:
y = 3x + 8
For Plant B:
y = 2x + 12
now solve them
To solve the equations, we need to find the height of each plant after a certain number of weeks. Let's say we want to find the height of each plant after 5 weeks:
For Plant A:
y = 3(5) + 8
y = 15 + 8
y = 23
After 5 weeks, Plant A will be 23 inches tall.
For Plant B:
y = 2(5) + 12
y = 10 + 12
y = 22
After 5 weeks, Plant B will be 22 inches tall.