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Wesley makes clay sculptures and ships them to buyers throughout the country. The function gives the cost, in dollars, of shipping a box that weighs pounds.What does tell you?Choices:(A)It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.(B)It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.
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Q. Wesley makes clay sculptures and ships them to buyers throughout the country. The function gives the cost, in dollars, of shipping a box that weighs pounds.What does tell you?Choices:(A)It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.(B)It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.
- Understand function : Understand the function and what it represents.The function gives the cost, in dollars, of shipping a box that weighs pounds. Here, represents the weight of the box in pounds, and represents the shipping cost for that weight.
- Interpret inequality : Interpret the given inequality . The inequality tells us that the cost of shipping a box that weighs pounds is less than dollars. This means that when we input as the weight of the box into the function , the output (the cost) is less than dollars.
- Match correct interpretation: Match the correct interpretation with the given choices.We have determined that means the shipping cost for a box weighing pounds is less than dollars. Now we need to choose the correct option that reflects this interpretation.Option (A) states ＂It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.＂ This is incorrect because the weight of the box is pounds, not , and the cost is less than , not .Option (B) states ＂It costs Wesley less than to ship a box weighing pounds.＂ This is the correct interpretation of the inequality .
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