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Erin already has 7 plants in her backyard, and she can also grow 2 plants with every seed

packet she uses. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of seed
packets s and the total number of plants p

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The answer is p=2s+7. Two plants can be grown from each seed packet, and Erin already has seven plants so you add that to the equation as well.
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