What's the diffrence between an exponential funtion and linear function??

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

This stem-and-leaf plot represents the heights of the students on ralph's basketball team. one student's height is missing from the plot. if the mean height of all the students on the team is 61 inches, what is the missing height? a. 55 in. b. 59 in. c. 61 in. d. 65 in.

The linear combination method is applied to a system of equations as shown. 4(.25x + .5y = 3.75) → x + 2y = 15 (4x – 8y = 12) → x – 2y = 3 2x = 18 what is the solution of the system of equations? (1,2) (3,9) (5,5) (9,3)