Each place in a decimal number can be one of the digits 0 to 9. Each place in a binary number can only be 0 or 1. The table shows the number of digits needed to represent several decimal numbers as binary numbers. Which type of function best models the data in the table?
A logarithmic function is an appropriate model because, for evenly spaced y-values, the of consecutive x-values is constant.
What does the y-intercept of the function represent in this situation?
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