Question

Terry runs a snowplowing business. Income from snowplowing is given by the function f(x) = 35.5x + 6, where f(x) is the income in dollars and x is the snowfall in inches received during a winter. If during the years 2006 to 2011, Terry’s town received 53, 42, 55, 63, 58, and 47 inches of snowfall, what was his income (in dollars) during those years?

Answer 1

as the question states, x is the number of inches and f(x) is the total income

therefore, to calculate the first year's income (x = 53 inches) simply plug in x = 53 into the function f(x) = 35.5x + 6 and evaluate. repeat the process for the other years.