Question

at the beginning of spring, luis planted a small sunflower in his backyard. when it was first planted, the sunflower was 15 inches tall. the sunflower then began to grow at a rate of 1 inch per week. how tall would the sunflower be after 2 weeks? how tall would the sunflower be after w weeks?
answer attempt 1 out of 2
height after 2 weeks:
height after w weeks:

Explanation:

Step1: Determine growth in 2 weeks

The sunflower grows 1 inch per week, so in 2 weeks, it grows $1\times2 = 2$ inches.

Step2: Calculate height after 2 weeks

Initial height is 15 inches. Add the growth: $15 + 2 = 17$ inches.

Step3: Find formula for w weeks

Growth in $w$ weeks is $1\times w = w$ inches. So total height is initial height plus growth: $15 + w$ inches.

Answer:

Height after 2 weeks: $\boldsymbol{17}$ inches
Height after $w$ weeks: $\boldsymbol{15 + w}$ inches