Question

When a baby panda is born, it is 6cm in length. Every week after this, its size increases by 5 cm. Write an equation in slope intercept form modeling the size of the panda after a certain number of weeks, then use your equation to determine how big the panda will be in 10 weeks.

Answer 1

56cm, y=5x+6

Explanation:

The baby panda's initial or starting length is 5cm. This is the y-intercept or b value. We also know that the panda increases every week by 5 cm. This is the rate of change or slope. This is m. We can write in slope-intercept form y=mx+b.

y=5x+6

We substitute x=10. y=5(10)+6=56cm