Question

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1. The function below models the correlation between the number of hours a plant is kept in sunlight (x) and the height (y), in mm, to which it grows:

y = 4 + 2x

What does the y-intercept of this function represent?

The original height of the plant was 4 mm.
The original height of the plant was 2 mm.
The height of the plant increases by 2 mm for every hour of sunlight it receives.
The height of the plant increases by 4 mm for every hour of sunlight it receives.

2. Out of the 120 students at a summer camp, 72 signed up for canoeing. There were 23 students who signed up for trekking, and 13 of those students also signed up for canoeing.

Use a two-way table to organize the information and answer the following question:

Approximately what percentage of students signed up for neither canoeing nor trekking?

10%
12%
38%
32%

Answer 1

The original height of the plant was 4 mm.

12%

Answer 2

the answer to the first one would be C.) The height of the plant increases 2 mm for every hour it spends in sunlight.