Priya bought two plants for a science experiment. when she brought them home, the first plant was 5cm tall and the second plant was 4cm. since then, the first plant has grown 0.5 cm a week and the second plant has grown 0.75 cm a week.

a. which plant is taller at the end of 2 weeks? explain your reasoning.

b. which plant is taller at the end of 10 weeks? explain your reasoning.

c. priya represents this situation with the equation 5 + 0.5w = 4 + 0.75w, where w represents the end of week w. what does the solution to this equation, w = 4 represent in this situation?

d. what does the solution to the inequality 5 + 0.5w > 4 + 0.75w represent in this situation?