Question

at the beginning of spring, savannah planted a small sunflower in her backyard. when it was first planted, the sunflower was 5 inches tall. the sunflower then began to grow at a rate of 0.5inches per week. how tall would the sun flower be after 7 weeks? how tall would the sunflower be after w weeks?

Answer 1

To find the height of the sunflower after 7 weeks, we can use the initial height of 5 inches and the growth rate of 0.5 inches per week.

After 7 weeks, the sunflower would have grown 7 * 0.5 = 3.5 inches.

Therefore, the total height of the sunflower after 7 weeks would be 5 + 3.5 = 8.5 inches.

To find the height of the sunflower after w weeks, we can use the same growth rate.

After w weeks, the sunflower would have grown w * 0.5 inches.

Therefore, the total height of the sunflower after w weeks would be 5 + (w * 0.5) inches.