Question

Zoe keeps track of the miles per gallon her car gets per week. She has accumulated the following data:

(1, 24), (2, 24.38), (3, 24.76), (4, 25.14)

What is the common difference or ratio?

The common difference is 0.38.

The common difference is 0.76.

The common ratio is 0.99.

The common ratio is 1.02. just need the answer

Answer 1

yo help

Answer 2

someone

Answer 3

\({\bf (1, 24), (2, 24.38), (3, 24.76), (4, 25.14)}\implies
\begin{array}{ccccll}
1&2&3&4\\
\hline\\
24&24.38&24.76&25.14
\end{array}\)

what do you think?

Answer 4

C

Answer 5

hmmm why do you think is "c" anyway?

Answer 6

educational guess

Answer 7

heheeh, you mean "wild guess"

so... do you know what's meant by \(\bf \text{common difference or ratio?}\)

Answer 8

no
jaja

Answer 9

common difference, the amount the next term differs from the previous one

say 2, 4 ,6 <-- common difference? well, 4 is previous + 2, so 2+2 =4
6 is previous + 2, so 4+2 = 6
so, the next term is adding 2 from the previous
thus the common difference would be "2" on that

Answer 10

ohh
thx man

Answer 11

\(\begin{array}{ccccll}
1&2&3&4\\
\hline\\
24&24.38&24.76&25.14
\end{array}\) notice the difference between terms

Answer 12

so 8 will be the next?

Answer 13

yes
i do

Answer 14

in the 2, 4, 6 , yes, 8 would be next

Answer 15

i meant 8 from the other

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

so its A

Answer 18

yes \(\begin{array}{ccccll}
1&2&3&4\\
\hline\\
24&24.38&24.76&25.14\\
\hline\\
&24+0.38&24.38+0.38&24.76+0.38
\end{array}
\)

Answer 19

got it thx

Answer 20

yw