Brittany was tracking the increasing temperature in the morning. At 8 a.m., it was 68 degrees Fahrenheit. At 10 a.m., it was 74 degrees Fahrenheit. If Brittany made the function f(x) = 3x + 36, what would the 36 represent?

A: Temp. at midnight
B: The rate the temperature was increasing
C: The length of the time she recorded for
D: Total change in degrees

Question

Brittany was tracking the increasing temperature in the morning. At 8 a.m., it was 68 degrees Fahrenheit. At 10 a.m., it was 74 degrees Fahrenheit. If Brittany made the function f(x) = 3x + 36, what would the 36 represent?

A: Temp. at midnight
B: The rate the temperature was increasing
C: The length of the time she recorded for
D: Total change in degrees

taramgrant0543664 · Answer

36 is the value of the function when x = 0 and x can represent the time since midnight and x = 0 represents midnight.
So 36 is the temperature at midnight.

anonymous · Answer

thank you after reading your answer I think I got it now.