Answer:
The answer to your question is:
1st Diego
2nd Diego and Elena ( both 15 days)
Step-by-step explanation:
Data
Lin 54 pages 270-page book 3 days
Diego 100 pages 320 page 4 days
Elena 160 pages 480 page 5 days
Process
Lin
54 pages ------------------- 3 days
270 page ----------------- x
x = (270 x 3) / 54
x = 15 days
Diego
100 pages ----------------- 4 days
320 -------------------- x
x = (320 x 4) / 100
x = 12.8 days
Elena
160 pages ------------------- 5 days
480 pages -------------------- x
x = (480 x 5) / 160
x = 15 days
Answer:
- geometric sequence with initial value 20 and common ratio 1/2
- average rate of change on [1, 3] = -7.5
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) The given points have sequential values of x and values of y that are each 1/2 the value before. The common ratio tells us the sequence is a geometric sequence.
(b) The first given point is (2, 10), so extrapolating backward, we determine the previous point to be ...
... (2-1, 10/(1/2)) = (1, 20)
Thus, we have enough information to determine the average slope between n=1 and n=3.
... (difference in y)/(difference in n) = (5 -20)/(3 -1) = -15/2 = -7.5
Use vertical pipes around the value.
Example:
abs(-4) = |-4| = 4