Question

Andrea conducts a science experiment and observes that the height of a plant depends on the amount of sunlight it receives. The plant’s height is 37 centimeters, and it grows at a rate of 0.004 centimeter per hour of sunlight. If the number of hours of sunlight is represented by the variable s, which function can represent the height of the plant?

s(h) = 0.004h – 37
f(h) = 37h + 0.004
f(s) = 0.004s + 37

Answer 1

f(s) = 0.004s + 37

Explanation: start height 37 cm plus 0.004 cm per hour times s hours, so height = 37 + 0.004s.