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.