Question

Maya shaved her head and then began letting her hair grow. She represents the length L of her hair, in centimeters, m months after she shaved her head using the equation L = 1.25m What does 1.25 mean in this situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.25 means that in one month, her hair will grow 1.25 centimeters.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.25 is the rate of growth of hairs per month.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : L represents the length of hair.

            m represents months after she shaved her head .

           Equation : $L = 1.25m$

To Find: What does 1.25 mean in this situation?

Solution:

Equation : $L = 1.25m$

Since it is linear function . So, 1.25 is the slope

Slope is the rate of change per unit.

So, 1.25 is the rate of growth of hairs per month.