A gardener can increase the number of dahlia plants in an annual garden by either buying new bulbs each year or dividing the existing bulbs to create new plants. The
table below shows the expected number of bulbs for each method.
Year Buy New
Bulbs
0
1
Divide
Existing
Bulbs
6
12
24
48
96
6
56
106
156
206
2
3
4
Part A
For each method, write a function to model the expected number of plants for each
year.
Part B
Use the functions to find the expected number of plants in 10 years for each method.