Question

Does the following example represent an exponential function?
Mr. Rojas collects pens. He starts with 3, then he has 18, and finally he gathers 108.

Answer 1

No, the given example does not represent an exponential function. An exponential function is a function where the variable is in the exponent. In this example, the growth of the number of pens collected by Mr. Rojas does not follow an exponential pattern as the increase is consistent (3, 18, 108) rather than growing by a constant factor each time.