Chef Romero takes a dozen large eggs from a refrigerator and uses an even number of eggs in a breakfast dish. The function p(e) = 6e gives the number of grams of protein in Chef Romero’s breakfast dish containing e large eggs.

What is the theoretical domain of the function?
A.all real numbers
B.all real numbers except 0
C.all even numbers between 2 and 12, inclusive
D.all whole numbers between 1 and 12, inclusive

Question

Chef Romero takes a dozen large eggs from a refrigerator and uses an even number of eggs in a breakfast dish. The function p(e) = 6e gives the number of grams of protein in Chef Romero’s breakfast dish containing e large eggs.

What is the theoretical domain of the function? 
A.all real numbers
B.all real numbers except 0
C.all even numbers between 2 and 12, inclusive
D.all whole numbers between 1 and 12, inclusive

anonymous · Answer

All are real numbers? A. correct?

mathstudent55 · Answer

If the answer is A., all real numbers, that means he can use 15 eggs, or 18.25 eggs,
or $-\sqrt{3}$ eggs. Is that possible?

anonymous · Answer

@mathstudent55 I didn't quite think of it like that. No, it is not possible lol.