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A research assistant is breeding mice to use in the lab. The following table lists the number of mice at the end of each week.

Number of Mice at End of Each Week
Week 1 2 5 9 11
Number of mice 24 48 120 216 264
Can the number of mice be modeled by a linear function?

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Yes, because the rate of growth is a variable rate of change.

Yes, because the rate of growth is a constant rate of change.

No, because the rate of growth is a constant rate of change.

No, because the rate of growth is a variable rate of change.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Yes, because the rate of growth is a constant rate of change.

Each interval increases by 24 mice per week (24/1, 72/3, 96/4, 48/2 = 24), so the data follow a linear function.