Question

Which of the following statements accurately describes the pattern in Isaac's car mileage data?

A) The common difference is 0.48.
B) The common difference is 0.50.
C) The common ratio is 0.98.
D) The common ratio is 1.02.

Answer 1

The pattern in Isaac's car mileage data has a common difference of 0.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement that accurately describes the pattern in Isaac's car mileage data is option B) The common difference is 0.50.

A common difference refers to the arithmetic progression in the data where each value is obtained by adding a constant value to the previous value. In Isaac's car mileage data, the numbers are decreasing by a constant value of 0.50. For example, going from 6.1 to 3.8 is a move of 2.3, which is 0.50 of the total distance to get to 1.0.