Which of the following describes the function shown in the table below?
х
-4
-1
у
16
2
0.25
0.0625
0.03125
exponential, there is a constant rate of growth
exponential, there is a constant rate of decay or decrease
O quadratic, there is a second degree change in the y-values
O quadratic, there is a constant difference between consecutive y-values

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

Your food costs are $5,500. your total food sales are $11,000. what percent of your food sales do the food costs represent?

Find the value of x to the nearest tenth.