The annual growth of jason's spider collection is represented by the table. what does the 3 represent? x 0 2 4 f(x) 3 12 48 the number of new spiders each year the common ratio of spider growth the number of spiders jason started with the average rate of change of spider growth each year

Here 3 represent 'The number of spiders Jason started with'

Step-by-step explanation:

The annual growth of Jason's spider collection is represented by the table,

x       f(x)

0         3

2         12

4          48

So, here 3 represent 'The number of spiders Jason started with'

a negative exponent is translated as follows:

so, we have