From a 200-ton pile of coal, a conveyor belt removes 1
ton per minute. By lunchtime, only of a ton was left
on the pile. Which equation can be used to find x, the
number of minutes the conveyor belt was used to remove
coal before lunch?

A. plot the data for the functions f(x) and g(x) on a grid and connect the points. x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/9 1/3 1 3 9 x -2 -1 0 1 2 g(x) -4 -2 0 2 4 b. which function could be described as exponential and which as linear? explain. c. if the functions continue with the same pattern, will the function values ever be equal? if so, give estimates for the value of x that will make the function values equals. if not, explain why the function values will never be equal.