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Noah is studying a type of sea sponge that grows at a constant rate. They measured the age and height of 333 pieces of the sponge. Here's what they found:

Noah is studying a type of sea sponge that grows at a constant rate. They measured-example-1
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The sea sponges's height grows 2cm every 1 year, so you can write an equation to find the height at any age
a = (h)/(2)

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Answer:

a = h/2 would be the answer.

Step;-

Find slope:-

m = rise/run = (16-8)/(8-4) = 8/4 = 2

Now,

y = mx + b

or, 8 = 2(4) + b

so, b = 0

So,

y = mx + b

or, h = 2a + 0

so, h = 2a

hence,a = h/2.

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