Maya shaved her head and then began letting her hair grow. She represents the length \ellℓell of her hair, in centimeters, mmm m
onths after she shaved her head using the equation \ell=1.25mℓ=1.25mell, equals, 1, point, 25, m. What does 1.251.251, point, 25 mean in this situation?
She monitored the growth and recorded the length of the hair monthly in centimeters using the equation ell=1.25mℓ=1.25mell
Therefore, since the length of hair is recorded on a monthly basis, 1.25 in the equation refers to the rate of growth as measured by the length of hair per month.