Question

during the worst period of hyperinflation in a certain country, the price of food increase at a rate of 25% per month. State whether this increase was linear or exponential?

Answer 1

Exponential increase.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to analyze the information given:

During the worst period of hyperinflation in a certain country, the price of food increase at a rate of 25% per month.

So, we are increasing by a factor (1.25 or 125% every month), because we have that increase by a factor and not by a constant number, that increase is an exponential increase.

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Answer 2

Exponential

Explanation:

Linear growth occurs when a quantity grows by the same absolute amount in each unit of time

Exponential growth occurs when a quantity grows by the same relative amount, that is,by the same percentage in each unit of time

Thus according to the defined terms during the worst period of hyperinflation in a certain country, the price of food increase at a rate of 25% per month is exponential ....