Question

Nara got two new plants for her apartment. Each plant grew at a constant rate.

Answer 1

Answer:

Which plant was taller when Nara got the plants? C. They were equally tall

Which plant grew faster?  B. The second plant

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope of the first plant :

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2- x1)

m = (36 - 34)/(15 - 10) = 0.4

y-intercept of the first plant :

y = m*x + b

b = y1 - m*x1

b = 34 - 0.4*10 = 30

From the picture we can see that the y-intercept of the second plant is 30 cm

Y-intercept represents plant heights when Nara got the plants; then they were equally tall

From the picture we can see that second plant grew 2 cm in 2 days; then its slope is 2/2 = 1

Slope measures how fast each plant grew; then the second plant grew faster