Amalia and Alec are studying the growth of a plant over time. They measure the height of the plant at the end of each week for several weeks and display the data in a scatter plot. They then find the equation for the best-fit line to be y = 2.5 + 1.25x, where x represents the number of weeks that have passed and y represents the height of the plant at the end of each week. They want to use the equation to estimate when the height of the plant will be 10 inches. Amalia's estimate is after 6 weeks, and Alec's estimate is after Week 15. Is either student correct? Explain.

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well, you want
2.5 + 1.25x = 10
so, just solve for x

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so im doing a test and i need help

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Amalia and Alec are studying the growth of a plant over time. They measure the height of the plant at the end of each week for several weeks and display the data in a scatter plot. They then find the equation for the best-fit line to be y = 2.5 + 1.25x, where x represents the number of weeks that have passed and y represents the height of the plant at the end of each week. They want to use the equation to estimate when the height of the plant will be 10 inches. Amalia's estimate is after 6 weeks, and Alec's estimate is after Week 15. Is either student correct? Explain.

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well, you want
2.5 + 1.25x = 10
so, just solve for x

so im doing a test and i need help

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

fun · Accepted Answer

so im doing a test and i need help

oobleck · Answer

well, you want 2.5 + 1.25x = 10 so, just solve for x