Question

The students in Mrs. Fishers class planted seeds. Each seed was given sunlight and water. Mrs. Fisher measured one plants height each week.

* After 4 weeks, the height was 2 centimeters.
* After 7 weeks the height was 4.5 centimeters.
* After 9 weeks, the height was 6 centimeters.

A student noticed the data suggest a linear association between the height of the plant, y, in centimeters, after x weeks.

What is a reasonable value for n?

Please answer as soon as possible due in an hour. Thank you.

Answer 1

-9.5.

Explanation

To find a reasonable value for n, we need to use the given data points and the equation of the line. We can plug in any pair of x and y values into the equation and solve for m or b. For example, using (4, 2), we get:

2 = m(4) + b

Solving for b, we get:

b = 2 - 4m

Now we can plug in another pair of x and y values, such as (7, 4.5), and use the value of b we just found:

4.5 = m(7) + 2 - 4m

Solving for m, we get:

m = 0.5

Now we have the slope and the y-intercept of the line. The equation is:

y = 0.5x + 2 - 4(0.5)

Simplifying, we get:

y = -1.5x + 4

To find n, we need to plug in x = 9 and solve for y:

y = -1.5(9) + 4

y = -9.5