The function b(x) = 2x − 5 determines how many bags of dog food need to be purchased for an animal shelter, where x is the number of dogs at the shelter. The shelter manager uses m(b(x)) to find the amount of money to bring for the dog food purchase. The function m(x) = 3x + 1. Solve for how much money to bring when there are 10 dogs in the shelter. Can someone talk me through this function??
Well we know x is the number of dogs, so simply we just replace x on both sides with the number of dogs there are. In this case there are 10, so the function is now: 10m = 2(10) - 5
Now we just simplify. 10m = 2(10) - 5 10m = 20 - 5 10m = 15 m = 15/10 m = 1.5
so could the answer be 15?
Now: m(b(x))
1.5(b(10)) 1.5(10b)
Well we now need b os we have to solve b(x) = 2x − 5
Exact same thing as m(x) = 2x − 5 so b = 1.5
1.5^2 • 10 2.25 • 10 22.5
22.5 is the answer.
That isnt an answer choice
What are the choices
15 31 46 52
Hmm
I'm not sure what I did wrong, but the closest would be 15
Try 15, but I may have done it wrong then.
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