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Eric noticed that his basil plant grows 5 cm every day. He starts recording the height when the plant is 22 cm tall. He wants to determine the height of the plant in 2 weeks, so he sets up and solves the equation shown. What does the solution 92 mean?

A) The plant will grow for another 92 days.
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B) The plant will have a height of 92 cm in 2 weeks.
C) The plant will have a height of 92 cm in 5 weeks.
D) The plant will have a height of 70 cm in 2 weeks.

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The answer is B because you multiply 14 days (2 weeks) to 5 which is 70 then you add the other 22cm and that's how you would end up with 92cm
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