Agroup of people stand in a circle and hold hands. one person squeezes the hand of the person on her left, who squeezes the hand of the person on his left, and so on. the table shows the time in seconds that it takes the signal to go all the way around the circle as a function of the number of people in the circle. which function correctly models the situation? .

A: p = 0.42+ s, where s is time and p is the number of people 

B: s = 0.42p2, where s is time and p is the number of people 

C:p = 0.42+ s, where s is time and p is the number of people 

D:s = 0.42p, where s is time and p is the number of people

The answer is letter D. Hope it helps. 

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2

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step-by-step explanation:

stew:

we need to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

    = (2650-795)/(10-3)

    = 1855/7

265 words per minute

connie:

we need to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

we have two points (0,0) and (4,800)

m = (800-0)/(4-0)

  m = 800/4

    200 words per minute

felicia:

260 words per minute

200< 260 < 265

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