Use the table to answer the question.

Question

Time (years) Bear Population
1
20
60
6
120
240
One biologist claimed that the bear population was proportionally related to the number of years after they
were reintroduced into the wild. Based on the information in the table, would you agree? Explain your answ
(1 point)
The bear population is not proportionally related to the number of years because the ratio in the last row is not
equal to the ratios in the first two rows.
O The bear population is not proportionally related to the number of years because the ratios are equivalent.
The bear population is proportionally related to the number of years because the ratios are not equivalent.
O The bear population is proportionally related to the number of years because the ratios are equivalent.

Answer 1

The bear population is not proportionally related to the number of years because the ratio in the last row is not equal to the ratios in the first two rows.