Question

the table below gives the monthly increases in users (in thousands) over five months for a social netwo use the table to answer the questions.

(a) which month(s) had a loss in users, and fewer than 140,000 users were lost? select all that apply.

(b) which month had the biggest change in the number of users?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze part (a)

A loss in users is represented by a negative number. We check the absolute values. For February, \(|- 27|=27\) (in thousands, so 27000 users lost). For June, \(|-262| = 262\) (in thousands, 262000 users lost). Since \(27<140\) (in thousands, 27000 < 140000) and \(262>140\) (in thousands, 262000>140000).

Step2: Analyze part (b)

We find the absolute values of each month's change:

• February: \(|-27| = 27\)
• March: \(|158|=158\)
• April: \(|376| = 376\)
• May: \(|321|=321\)
• June: \(|-262|=262\)

Since \(376>321 > 262>158>27\)

Answer:

(a) February
(b) April