Question

50 POINTS:A chess competition has eliminations each round. The table below shows the number of players in each of the first 5 rounds of the tournament: Round (x) 1 2 3 4 5 Players f(x) 256 128 64 32 16 Compute the average rate of change of f(x) from x = 1 to x = 5 and identify the meaning of that rate. −60; on average, there was a loss of 60 each round −240; on average, there was a loss of 240 each round 4; there were 4 rounds between rounds 1 and 5 240; there were 240 fewer players between rounds 1 and 5

Answer 1

Round    (x) 1      2     3    4   5 
Players f(x) 256  128  64  32  16

16-256 / 5 - 1 = -240/4 = -60

A.) −60; on average, there was a loss of 60 each round.