A botanist collected data on the growth of sunflowers to maturity. She modeled the equation y = x +


for the line of best fit. The independent variable, x, is time in weeks and the dependent variable, y, is height in feet. What does the slope mean in this context?
Responses

The sunflower's starting height is 1 foot.
The sunflower's starting height is 1 foot.

The sunflower's height increases by an additional

foot each week

The sunflower's height increases by an additional 1 halffoot each week

The sunflower's starting height is

foot
The sunflower's starting height is 1 halffoot

The sunflower's height increases by an additional 1 foot each week.

1 answer

The correct response is: The sunflower's height increases by an additional 1 foot each week.