Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(04.03)

A dance competition on television had five elimination rounds. After each elimination, only one-fourth of the contestants were sent to the next round. The table below shows the number of contestants in each round of the competition:

x 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 512 128 32 8 2

Compute the average rate of change of f(x) from x = 2 to x = 4 and describe what it represents.
−60 contestants per round, and it represents the average rate at which the number of contestants changed from the second round to the fourth round
−120 contestants

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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(04.03)

A dance competition on television had five elimination rounds. After each elimination, only one-fourth of the contestants were sent to the next round. The table below shows the number of contestants in each round of the competition:


x	1	2	3	4	5
f(x)	512	128	32	8	2


Compute the average rate of change of f(x) from x = 2 to x = 4 and describe what it represents.
 −60 contestants per round, and it represents the average rate at which the number of contestants changed from the second round to the fourth round
 −120 contestants