Answer:
Part A: The average score for the math class after two tests is 81
Part B: The average score for the science class after two tests is 83
Part C: The science class achieved a higher average test score after test 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
The math class's average score is represented by the function, f(x) = 0.5·x + 80
The data for the average test score for science g(x) is:
x, q(x)
1, 81
2, 83
3, 85
Part A: The average for math after the second test can be calculated as follows;
f(2) = 0.5×2 + 80 = 81
Thus, the average score for the math class after the second test = 81
Part B:
The average score in science after two tests comes from the table at x = 2, g(2) = 83
Thus, the average score for the science class after completing 2 tests = 83
Part C: After completing 4 tests, the math class's average is found with f(4) = 0.5×4 + 80 = 82
For the science class, there is a constant difference of 2 between each average, so the score for the fourth test is obtained by adding 2 to the average of the third test, resulting in;
Average score after test 4 for science class, g(4) = 85 + 2 = 87
Since g(4) > f(4), the science class outscored the math class after test 4.