Question

The table below shows the sale, in dollars, at Jacob's store over a period of five months:


Month 1 2 3 4 5
Sale 1,000 1,050 1,102.50 1,157.63 1,215.51


Did the number of people at Jacob's store increase linearly or exponentially?

Answer 1

Ok first off do you know the difference between linear and exponential increases?

Answer 2

linear is constant and exponential is not constant

Answer 3

Linearly, because the table shows a constant percentage increase in sales per month
Exponentially, because the table shows a constant percentage increase in sales per month
Linearly, because the table shows that sales increase by an equal factor for an equal increase in months
Exponentially, because the table shows an equal increase in sales for an equal increase in months

Answer 4

Or in equation form. Linear is: x * y where x is the independent variable and y is the dependent variable.

Answer 5

and exponential is y^x or in other words y to the power of x.

Answer 6

So I want to you look at the awnsers and the table with thoose defintions in mind and ask yourself if it's something like 40 * x where x is the month or is it 40^x.