Question

Choose the student with the correct answer. Pls Help ;-;

Answer 1

Frida

Explanation:

y = 1000(2)^x

Mrs. Smith is saying that the number of termites will double each week, and Mr. Smith is saying that the number of termites will increase by 100% each week.

Let's just look at (2)^x. If we substitute numbers for x, we get:

• x = 1 ⇒ 2
• x = 2 ⇒ 4
• x = 3 ⇒ 8
• x = 4 ⇒ 16
• x = 5 ⇒ 32
• x = 6 ⇒ 64
• x = 7 ⇒ 128

We can see that the output number doubles by 2, or in other words, increases by 100% of its value.

Therefore, Frida is correct in thinking that both Mr. and Mrs. Smith's interpretations are correct.