Question

A certain species of tree grows an average of 3.1 cm per week. Write an equation for the sequence that represents the weekly height of this tree in centimeters if the measurements begin when the tree is 600 centimeters tall.

Answer 1

To represent this as an equation, you need to show both things that are mentioned in the paragraph. 1. You begin at 600 cm. And 2. The tree grows 3.1 cm per week.

You put both of these together in one equation like this: 600 + 3.1w = h, where w stands for the number of weeks and h stands for the height.