Question

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

(a) which month had the biggest change in the number of users?
january february march april may
(b) which month(s) had a loss in users, and fewer than 70,000 users were lost?
select all that apply.
january february march april may

Explanation:

Step1: Find the absolute values

For January: \(| - 222|=222\)
For February: \(|376| = 376\)
For March: \(|142|=142\)
For April: \(|307| = 307\)
For May: \(| - 24|=24\)

Step2: Compare the absolute values

Since \(376>307>222>142>24\), February has the largest absolute value. So for part (a), February has the biggest change.
For part (b), months with a loss (negative value) are January (\(-222\)) and May (\(-24\)). Since \(| - 222|=222>70\) and \(| - 24|=24<70\), only May meets the criteria.

Answer:

(a) February
(b) May