Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth Answers

The graphs of y = 4x and y = 4x are shown below. In general, how does the growth of y = 4x compare to the growth of y = 4x?

The table below represents a function. x12345y612182430 Which statement would best describe the graph of the function?

Which graph represents a linear function?

What kind of growth model (pattern) is shown in the table? xy152253125462553,125

The table below represents a function. x12345y116642561,024 Which statement would best describe the graph of the function?

Which of the following best describes how the y values are changing over each interval?xy12024038041605320

Mary creates a table of values for a function and plots the points. She finds that the difference in the y values is the same. What kind of function did she graph?

Which of the following best describes how the y values are changing over each interval?xy1428312416520

Margo is given the graph below.What type of graph is shown, and what is the growth factor?

Barry’s Bagel Emporium sells a dozen bagels for $5.00. This price is no longer high enough to create a profit. The owner decides to raise the price. He does not want to alarm his customers with too large of an increase. He is considering four different plans.Plan A: Raise the price by $0.05 each week until the price reaches $8.00.Plan B: Raise the price by 10 percent each week until the price reaches $8.00.Plan C: Raise the price by the same amount each week for 6 weeks, so that in the sixth week the price is $8.00.Plan D: Raise the price by $0.25 each week until the price reaches $8.00.Which plan will result in the price of the bagels reaching $8.00 fastest?