16.
lyn asked some of her classmates how many
people are normally at home for dinner. she
recorded her results in the histogram shown at
right.
a. how many classmates were surveyed?
number of responses
b. how many classmates have eight or nine
people at home for dinner?
c.
8 10
number of people at dinner
can you tell which is the most common
number of people at home for dinner?
why or why not?

Which statement best explains whether the table represents a linear or nonlinear function? input (x) output (y) 2 5 4 10 6 15 8 20 it is a linear function because the input values are increasing. it is a nonlinear function because the output values are increasing. it is a linear function because there is a constant rate of change in both the input and output. it is a nonlinear function because there is a constant rate of change in both the input and output.