Patricia has two plants in her garden. Plant A grows 2 inches per month and Plant B grows 1.8 meters in a year.

[1 meter = 39.37 inches]

Part A: Which plant grows faster? Justify your answer by comparing the rate at which the plants grow after converting to the same units.

Part B: If the original height of the plant was 2 inches, and you checked on its height every 15 days, describe appropriate scales on the x-axis and y-axis to graph the rate at which the slower growing plant increases in height. Assume that the height of the plant increases linearly.

Question

Patricia has two plants in her garden. Plant A grows 2 inches per month and Plant B grows 1.8 meters in a year.

[1 meter = 39.37 inches]

Part A: Which plant grows faster? Justify your answer by comparing the rate at which the plants grow after converting to the same units. 

Part B: If the original height of the plant was 2 inches, and you checked on its height every 15 days, describe appropriate scales on the x-axis and y-axis to graph the rate at which the slower growing plant increases in height. Assume that the height of the plant increases linearly.