Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth Answers

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

Which graph represents an exponential function?

Which graph represents a linear function?

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?

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

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

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?

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