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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What does f(20)=120 mean in the context of this situation?

OpenStudy (psymon):

Which situation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk it just says what i put down.

OpenStudy (psymon):

So there is no situation? Are we working on a certain topic where this kind of question MIGHT make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Suppose you work as a clerk at a local retail store earning $6 per hour. The amount of your weekly paycheck (before taxes are taken out) could be written f(x)=6x.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think thats the situation ^

OpenStudy (psymon):

Well, in this problem x is the amount of hours worked. So f(20) = 120 means you worked 20 hours and earned 120 dollars as a result.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooh ok thank you [:

OpenStudy (psymon):

Mhm :3

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