Asked by Avery Williams

Brandon buys an English Ivy plant to decorate the shelf in his bedroom. The ivy grows over time. This situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. Use the points (4, 24) and (8, 48)

What does the slope of the line tell you about the situation?
A. The ivy grows 1 inch every 6 months.
B. The ivy grows 2 inches every 9 months.
C. The ivy grows 6 inches every month.
D. The ivy grows 9 inches every 2 months.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Slope = (48 − 24) / (8 − 4) = 24 / 4 = 6.
So the ivy grows 6 inches per month — answer C.