SOLUTION: Hi I am doing my math homework but I need help on this one question. The question is "a boa constrictor is 18 inches long at birth and grows 8 inches per year. write an equation t

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Question 1047147: Hi I am doing my math homework but I need help on this one question.
The question is "a boa constrictor is 18 inches long at birth and grows 8 inches per year. write an equation that represents the length y (in feet) band of a boa constrictor that is x years old." my topic is writing and graphing linear equations.

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"a boa constrictor is 18 inches long at birth and grows 8 inches per year. write an equation that represents the length y (in feet) band (?) of a boa constrictor that is x years old." my topic is writing and graphing linear equations.
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It's 18 inches at birth.
Growth = x*8 inches
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--> length = 18 + 8x inches
length = (18 + 8x)/12 feet
= (9 + 4x)/6 feet
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or = 1.5+%2B+2x%2F3 feet