The following table shows the expressions that represent the sales of 4 companies:
company a b c d
sales 340(1.03)x 275(0.89)x 180(1.23)x 260(1.90)x
rank the company sales by smallest to largest percent of increase and select the correct answer below.
a, b, c, d
a, d, b, c
b, a, c, d
c, b, d, a

The correct option is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

A general exponential function is defined as

Where, a is initial value and r is growth rate.

The sales of company A is

It can be written as

Therefore the initial sales of company A is 340 and percent of increase is 3%.

The sales of company B is

It can be written as

Therefore the initial sales of company B is 275 and percent of increase is -0.11%. It means sales decrease by 11%.

The sales of company C is

It can be written as

Therefore the initial sales of company C is 180 and percent of increase is 23%.

The sales of company D is

It can be written as

Therefore the initial sales of company D is 260 and percent of increase is 90%.

We have to rank the company sales by smallest to largest percent of increase.

Therefore the correct option is C.

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