SOLUTION: A 10-inch tall sunflower is planted in a garden and the height of the sunflower increases by 11% per day. A)What is the 1-day percent change in the height of the sunflower? B)At

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Question 1128847: A 10-inch tall sunflower is planted in a garden and the height of the sunflower increases by 11% per day.
A)What is the 1-day percent change in the height of the sunflower?
B)At any given moment, the height of the sunflower is what percent of its height 1 day prior?
C)What is the 1-day growth factor for the height of the sunflower?
D)Write a function f that determines the height of the sunflower (in inches) in terms of the number of days t since it was planted.
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A) Given: 11%

B) 111% (100% of its height one day prior, plus the 11% growth)

C) 111%; or 1.11

D) 10(1.11)^t (the original height, multiplied by the growth factor once each day for t days)