James wants to compete in the international speed texting competition next year where participants compete on text speed and accuracy. james’s current text speed is 2 characters per second. james has found that his texting speed increases at a rate of 1⁄2 a character per second for each month that he practices.
1. a. what is james’s new texting speed if he practices for only 1 month?
b. what is james’s new texting speed if he practices for 2 months?
c. what is his new texting speed if he practices for 3 months?
d. write an algebraic equation that gives james’s texting speed s for m months of
practice.