Question

for a science project, akira is tracking the growth of sunflowers under different growing conditions. this scatter plot shows some of the data she recorded about the growth of one sunflower along with the line of best fit. sunflower growth the equation for the line of best fit is y = 3x + 7. based on the equation, which of these statements is true? the sunflower will be about 60 inches tall after 14 weeks. the sunflower will be about 43 inches tall after 12 weeks.

Explanation:

Step1: Substitute $x = 14$ into $y=3x + 7$

$y=3\times14 + 7=42 + 7=49$ inches

Step2: Substitute $x = 12$ into $y=3x + 7$

$y=3\times12+7=36 + 7=43$ inches

Answer:

The sunflower will be about 43 inches tall after 12 weeks.