A new educational social website called ConnectMath and ConnectScience is being adopted by BCPS. Part of reviewing the site for adoption involved analyzing the site’s member statistics. ConnectMath: The number of visitors increased by 3 each week.

ConnectScience: The number of visitors doubled each week.

Question 1
POSSIBLE POINTS: 1
Part A

Complete the table to show the number of visitors to each website for the first four weeks.

ConnectMath ConnectScience
Week 1 25 25
Week 2
28
50
Week 3
30
100
Week 4
33
200

Question 2

Part B

Based on the data for the first four weeks, Leo claimed that the number of visitors to each website can be modeled as a linear function of the number of weeks online. For each website, decide if Leo’s claim is correct. If it is correct, explain why. If it is not correct, explain why and describe a more appropriate model.