Question

Chalene wants to cut her hair but is a little nervous. She decides to cut it off slowly so she can get used to it as it gets shorter. Right now, hers 11.5 inches past her shoulders. She decides to cut an inch and a half off her hair every week. Write an expression to describe the length of her hair in relationship to her shoulders

Answer 1

First express the amount cut as a function of x (week)

Answer 2

Then subtract that from the initial length of the hair

Answer 3

Finally, translate what I have said in words, to numbers and variables

Answer 4

Okay thank you So much!

Answer 5

in simple terms, not a function but a pattern
\(w_{n+1} = w_{n} - 1.5 \) with \(w_0 = 11.5\)