Question

A gardener buys a plant that is 12 cm in height. Each week after that the
plant grows 10cm.
NOTE: The plant is 12 cm high at the beginning of the first week.
a) What will be the height of the plant at the beginning of the 1st, 2nd ,3rd,4th and
5th weeks, if it follows the same pattern?
b) Use graph paper to represent the pattern from part (a).
c) Explain your reasoning.
d) What two pieces of information were you given initially?​

Answer 1

a)1st week=12 cm

2nd week 12+10=22cm

3rd week 22+10=32 cm

4th week 32+10=42 cm

5th week 42+10=52 cm

Answer 2

plant hight in the beginning=12cm.

plant height in the 1st week =12+10=22cm

plant height in 2nd week=22+10=32cm

plant height in 3rd week =32+10=42cm

plant height in 4th week =42+10=52cm

plant height in5th week=52+10=62cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

final height of plant in the 5thweek=62cm .