When you receive Plant B, it is 8 cm tall, and it grows at a constant rate of 1 cm per month.

Question

Write an equation that can be used to find the height of Plant B after any number of months. Use t to represent the time in months, and let h represent the height of the plant in cm.

Answer 1

To find the height of Plant B after any number of months, we can use the following equation:

\[ h = 8 + 1t \]

In this equation:

• \( h \) represents the height of Plant B in centimeters,
• \( t \) represents the time in months,
• 8 is the initial height of the plant in centimeters,
• 1 is the constant growth rate in centimeters per month.

So, for any given value of \( t \) (months), you can substitute it into the equation to find the height of Plant B.