The function f(x) = 225(1.29)", represented in the table, shows the number of people (in thousands) who own a cell phone device in a certain country where x is the number of years after 2010.
Year
Number of Cell Phone Owners
(in thousands)
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
225 375 623 1,037 1,725
Find the average rate of change from 2012 to 2018 and interpret its meaning in terms of the context. (1 point)
-225; represents the average depreciation in cell phone owners from 2012 to 2018
225; represents the average growth in cell phone owners from 2012 to 2018
-37.5, represents the average depreciation in cell phone owners from 2012 to 2018
37.5, represents the average growth in cell phone owners from 2012 to 2018