Answer:
36
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer is 36, I did the work
256 -> 4 ->
2 &
2 -> 64 -> 8 & 8
8 -> 4 &
24 ->
2 &
28 -> 4 &
24 ->
2 &
2(I hope this format makes sense) So you are left with 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 or

. I hope this helps!
Answer:
b
Step-by-step explanation:
its a negative slope, so you can eliminate c and d. even though the scale is 2, the slope always pertains to $1 increase and not $2 increase.