Question

In the game "Telephone," one person receives a message and then passes it on to one or more other people. The number of people who have received the message after each stage of the game can be represented by a sequence. Which version of the game represents a constant rate of change?

Version 1: 1, 3, 9, 27, 51
Version 2: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31
Version 3: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13

A. Version 1
B. Version 2
C. Version 3
D. None of the above

Answer 1

you're looking for the version where the numbers increase by the same number each time

Answer 2

any ideas on which one?

Answer 3

version 1 @Vocaloid

Answer 4

nope

Answer 5

in version 1, the numbers are

1, 3, 9, 27, 51

to go from 1 to 3, we add 2
to go from 3 to 9, we add 6

this is not a constant rate of change since 2 and 6 are not the same

Answer 6

any other ideas?

Answer 7

version 3 @vocaloid