For an experiment, a student measures the growth of a plant on a weekly basis and determines that the growth of the plant can be modeled by the equation

y = 1.5x + 6, where x represents the number of weeks and y represents the height of the plant in inches. Which statement is true?

A. The plant grows about 6 inches per weeks

B. The data was collected for 1.5 weeks

C. The height of the plant at the beginning of the experiment was 6 inches

D. The height of the plant at the end of the experiment was 1.5 inches

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Taye

Mathematics

21 December, 16:04

For an experiment, a student measures the growth of a plant on a weekly basis and determines that the growth of the plant can be modeled by the equation

y = 1.5x + 6, where x represents the number of weeks and y represents the height of the plant in inches. Which statement is true?

A. The plant grows about 6 inches per weeks

B. The data was collected for 1.5 weeks

C. The height of the plant at the beginning of the experiment was 6 inches

D. The height of the plant at the end of the experiment was 1.5 inches

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Jaydin Best · Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The constant in most expressions like this with the added word problem is the initial value. 1.5 would be the growth in inches each week so c is correct