Jim observes two small plants in a garden. He records the growth of Plant 1 over several days as shown in the given table. He also determines that the function y = 2 + 2.5x represents the height y (in centimeters) of Plant 2 over x days. Which statement correctly compares the growth of the plants?
Plant 2 grows faster than Plant 1.
The slope of the table of values is 4.5−2.51−0
= 2 → Plant 1 grows at a rate of 2 cm per day. The slope of y = 2 + 2.5x is 2.5 → Plant 2 grows at a rate of 2.5 cm per day. Plant 2 grows faster.