Question

The number of State Parks in California is 36 more than one third the number of State Parks in Florida. There are 85 State Parks in California. Which of the following equations would you use to find the number of State Parks in Florida? Note: f represents the number of state parks in Florida.
Quantity f plus 36 all over 3 equals 85
3(f - 36) = 85
1 over 3f + 36 = 85
Quantity f minus 36 all over 3 equals 85

Answer 1

Its a simple question but the wording is confusing me. Maybe u can help me out

Answer 2

"36 more than" <<<--- + 36

1/3 of Florida <<<--- (1/3)F

85 = (1/3)F + 36

Solve for F:

3 ( 85-36) = F

Answer 3

wait, huh?

Answer 4

I'd choose option (c)

Answer 5

Ya it was someone else's question and its bothering me

Answer 6

The wording is very wierd

Answer 7

It's like the first line I wrote... but no kidding, the wording is awful, probably on purpose...

Answer 8

but option c is
\( \large \frac{1} {3f} +36=85 \)

Answer 9

oh, ugh!

Answer 10

Maybe I am wrong though. I just guessed that. It isnt my question so i wldnt know

Answer 11

Are you sure that's how it was given, or maybe it was posted erroneously like 1/3f meaning (1/3)f?

I've been fighting fraction problems all day... people type without thinking of the possible interpretations, and since it makes all the difference in the world, you have to get clarification

Answer 12

So, did you happen to see that function earlier that was like h(x,y) = y + c for x<=3 and 5-x for x > 3 ?

Answer 13

Any idea how to read "h(x,y)" ?

Is that a function that depends on both x and y, producing a function output h(x,y) ?

Answer 14

hahah yaaaaa I cldnt figure it out lol

Answer 15

or is it a function that might depend on x or y, depending on the x value?

Answer 16

ummm its a 3 dimensional function

Answer 17

meaning that z depends on x and y

Answer 18

The thought I kept having was "What the heck is this" (except shorter, and less printable.

Answer 19

You think? I mean, it could be, but the question was "is there a value c that makes the function continuous?"

Answer 20

hmmmm I came across alot of these kind of questions while i was in calc 2 but It wasnt this wording exactly

Answer 21

Like we never had to make it continous. I am not sure. I am gonna look at the question again

Answer 22

idk I have never solved that kind of question b4 but I should look into it

Answer 23

often for earlier classes, continuous functions are 2D questions where the point is to evaluate a function for different categories of x values.

Answer 24

ohhh I have my calc book with me let me see

Answer 25

I assumed it wasn't calc 2... just an early discussion of functions... guess I should have asked what the class was.

Answer 26

(but now we're curious, aren't we... ;) )

Answer 27

lol I forget everything i ever learned. idk after exams i forget everything

Answer 28

Does that work as a math major?

Answer 29

I am majoring in math but for my undergrad

Answer 30

My problem is forgetting DURING exams

Answer 31

lol

Answer 32

like if a function depends on 2 variables then it must be 3d in my opinion but idk

Answer 33

I get what you're saying... that could be right... I didn't get the sense we were talking calc-level stuff, so I assumed (maybe wrongly) that it was a weird way of writing a function that was continuous but not "normal" like a simple line.

Answer 34

If that was true, I was not familiar (nor in agreement!!) with the notation of h(x,y)

Answer 35

I mean as a 2D function....

Answer 36

but then again the question states in R2 so that means it is 2d

Answer 37

Cld be it is a parametric equation that is what it appears to be maybe lol

Answer 38

y = 2 is a line, x = 2 is a different line, but I don't like h(x,y) = some hybrid of those 2

Answer 39

lol

Answer 40

Did you find it? Sorry, I say "2d" out of laziness.. R2

Answer 41

Guess it didn't save me time typing, but maybe a little thinking :)

Answer 42

Determine if there is a value for c which makes the function continuous on R2.

Answer 43

Whoops its def not parametric

Answer 44

ok I can ask the question on MSE and let me see what i get as an answer

Answer 45

what is MSE ?

Answer 46

Math Stack exchange

Answer 47

Similar to this place, but more math?

Answer 48

Its more advanced math. I cant answer a single question on there lol

Answer 49

oh, sounds scary.... good luck :)

Answer 50

lol Not so crazy. I just ask all my questions there

Answer 51

Determine if there is a value for c which makes the function continuous on R2. h(x,y) = {c + y, if x less/equal 3 { 5-x, x>3
Something is wrong with the question though. Like with the brackets

Answer 52

I am crazzzyyyy I just spent my whole evening here on OS helping when I should have been studying.

Answer 53

Yes, you are crazy... but it is fun to help, even if it isn't the best use of limited time... (beats Angry Birds though)

Answer 54

hahahah definitely lol

Answer 55

I have become much less productive, traditionally measured, since I found this site. But I have become considerably happier, and hopefully helping people will have something of a multiplier effect in the bigger picture. That isn't much of a story to tell a prof the next day when you bomb an assignment "cuz I was helping!! HELPING, I say!!"

Answer 56

lol hahah I dont help that often

Answer 57

U get sick of this site at some point. I am nearly on here a year. Of late I have been coming on but like you get bored of helping. Sattellite has been her for forever and never gets sick of it so maybe you wont.

Answer 58

I think pacing yourself may be key... just because it's online and fun for a minute doesn't mean doing the same algebra 1 problem repeatedly for a year is also fun.

I can already tell I'm getting more selective with questions I'm picking... I may not make it a year without re-thinking my priorities :)

Answer 59

hahaha. Well I used to use this site to ask my questions back in the day but now its too advanced so I go elsewhere. I used to have fun with the users back then. Now its a bunch of 13 yr olds back then the users were alot older i think. We all used to have groups

Answer 60

Sounds more fun than now... I don't mind helping a 13-year old home school or alt. school student who honestly cares, but it seems like about 50% are just throwing up their hw (or worse, exam questions) and expecting someone to hand them an answer

Answer 61

Force for good is NOT equal "spoon feeding 13-year old laziness"

Answer 62

lol I agree. I sometimes just give ppl answers and then afterwards I am like y did i just do that. Today I gave away like 7 answers to this one guy. He kept on asking i and i kept answering

Answer 63

So, just prior to signing off, thought it was time for a change of profile pic... kept getting grief about V8 juice, and the v8 doesn't mean that anyway (doesn't really mean anything).

We'll see how this new pic works out... gives me an easy answer if I don't know how to solve a question... I'll just say "Ask again" or "It depends" in a dreamy bluish liquidy voice

Answer 64

hahahahah lol

Answer 65

Is this suppossed to be an eye or a die?

Answer 66

dice*

Answer 67

or maybe non of the above lol

Answer 68

Magic 8 ball?

Answer 69

(sigh) now I have to go find a better picture, again. ;)

Answer 70

Finding an icon pic for OS is a meta-time-waster

Answer 71

So leave it like this.

Answer 72

heh... just kidding anyway. I will leave it for now... last search was about 17.437 seconds of effort.

Answer 73

I rarely change mine I am way toooo lazy

Answer 74

Gotta run... catch you in the future... if you get some answer on that h(x,y) thing, let me know.

Answer 75

but yours is cool and mine looks like an eyeball :)

Answer 76

see ya...

Answer 77

cya gonna start working toooo