A biologist has been observing a tree's height. This type of tree typically grows by 0.24 feet each month. Fifteen months into the observation, the tree was 17.2 feet tall. Let x be the number of months passed since the observations started, and let y be the tree's height at that time, in feet. Use a linear equation to model the tree's height as the number of months pass. a. This line's slope-intercept equation is b. 28 months after the observations started, the tree would be feet in height. months after the observation started, the tree would be 25.84 feet tall.

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A biologist has been observing a tree's height. This type of tree typically grows by 0.24 feet each month. Fifteen months into the observation, the tree was 17.2
feet tall.
Let x be the number of months passed since the observations started, and let y be the tree's height at that time, in feet. Use a linear equation to model the
tree's height as the number of months pass.
a. This line's slope-intercept equation is
b. 28 months after the observations started, the tree would be
feet in height.
months after the observation started, the tree would be 25.84 feet tall.
Transcribed Image Text:A biologist has been observing a tree's height. This type of tree typically grows by 0.24 feet each month. Fifteen months into the observation, the tree was 17.2 feet tall. Let x be the number of months passed since the observations started, and let y be the tree's height at that time, in feet. Use a linear equation to model the tree's height as the number of months pass. a. This line's slope-intercept equation is b. 28 months after the observations started, the tree would be feet in height. months after the observation started, the tree would be 25.84 feet tall.
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