Olivia is growing roses and keeps track of how much fertilizer (in ounces) she adds to the soil and how many blooms each rose bush has. She finds a linear relationship that can be modeled by the equation y = 1.345x + 4

Question

. When will Olivia only have 4 blooms?

Answer 1

To find when Olivia will only have 4 blooms, we need to set the equation y = 1.345x + 4 equal to 4, since 4 is the desired number of blooms.

1.345x + 4 = 4

Subtracting 4 from both sides:
1.345x = 0

Now we can solve for x:

x = 0 / 1.345

x = 0

Therefore, Olivia will only have 4 blooms when she does not add any fertilizer, as indicated by the value of x being 0.