Question

Wendy played her favorite video game for 8 hours last week. Today Wendy's parents restricted her to 6 hours each week for the next 9 weeks. Create the function f(x) that models Wendy's total video game time and explain what each number in the situation represents in complete sentences.

Answer 1

this honestly seems like torture..

Answer 2

Please someone help I don't understand how to do this.

Answer 3

try....

Answer 4

wait does it want like the total hours or...

Answer 5

9*6+8?

Answer 6

It looks like it wants to know what each number represents.

Answer 7

They also want you to create a function for the problem.

Answer 8

gah I was never the best at algebra. I'm afraid if I attempt I wont actaully be helping you... sorry dude.

Answer 9

Poor Wendy... but... that's what she gets for staying with her parents :)

Wendy played 8 hours last week, right?
So we better include that in the function, right?

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

f(x) = 8 + something

Answer 12

What is that something?

Answer 13

Suppose x is the number of weeks that has passed...

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

Well, what if only one week has passed, how many hours would she have played?

Answer 16

ok um let me see

Answer 17

Don't forget to count the eight hours she played last week ^.^

Answer 18

wait she is restricted to 6 hours each week

Answer 19

Yes... so after one week, how many would she have played?

Answer 20

would that be 8 hours plus the 6 hours I always get this confused.

Answer 21

yup ^.^

Answer 22

You know what, let's forget about the 8 hours from last week, it'd be easier ^.^

For every week, Wendy gets 6 hours, right?

Answer 23

yes

Answer 24

So if x-weeks pass, how many hours would she have played?

Answer 25

Then...?

Answer 26

well if its 6 hours each week how exactly are we finding what X is for weeks

Answer 27

We don't.
But think about it, if one week passes, she'll have played 6 hours, or
6(1) hours

If two weeks pass, she'll have played 12 hours, or
6(2) hours.

So what if x-weeks pass?

Answer 28

ok well if it was 3 weeks then it would be 18 hours I believe

Answer 29

Yeah, if it's 3, but what if it's x?

Answer 30

sorry I just ask a lot of questions

Answer 31

and you seem just as lost as ever ^.^
but fear not, Pan's on the case :D

When the number of weeks that have passed is 1
or in other words, x = 1
Wendy would have played 6 hours or
6(1)

When the number of weeks that have passes is 2
or in other words, x = 2
Wendy would have played 12 hours or
6(2)

and so on.

IN OTHER WORDS, what do we do to x to get the number of hours she would have played after x-weeks?

Answer 32

ok um sorry it takes me a while to think and I think I did this wrong cause I got 144.

Answer 33

Nope, that's not it. I asked you what we do to the number x (which is the number of weeks that have passed) so that we get the number of hours Wendy has played?

It's right there if you'd only read through it ...