SOLUTION: Someone got a plant Jan 1, it was 3 inches tall, it grows 1.5 inches every week, what is the equation?

SOLUTION: Someone got a plant Jan 1, it was 3 inches tall, it grows 1.5 inches every week, what is the equation?

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Question 1065761: Someone got a plant Jan 1, it was 3 inches tall, it grows 1.5 inches every week, what is the equation?
Answer by ikleyn(52797) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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h = 3 + 1.5*w.

h is the height (in feet) after "w" weeks.

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