Anthony was tracking the increasing number of animals in the zoo. At 9 a.m. there were 56 animals. At 11 a.m. there were 60 animals. If Anthony made the function f(x) = 2x - 38, what would the 2 represent?

Select one:
a. The number of animals at midnight
b. The rate at which the number of animals was increasing
c. The length of time he recorded for
d. The total change in the number of animals

Question

Anthony was tracking the increasing number of animals in the zoo. At 9 a.m. there were 56 animals. At 11 a.m. there were 60 animals. If Anthony made the function f(x) = 2x - 38, what would the 2 represent? 

Select one:
a. The number of animals at midnight
b. The rate at which the number of animals was increasing
c. The length of time he recorded for
d. The total change in the number of animals

anonymous · Answer

b