Patty said that 15.39 ÷ 0.95 equals 0.162.

is patty's answer reasonable?

a.
yes, patty's answer is reasonable.

b.
no, patty's answer should be closer to 1.6.

c.
no, patty's answer should be closer to 16.

d.
no, patty's answer should be closer to 160.

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.