Question

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Aurora is selling tickets to a carnival. The function f(x) = 0.5x represents the amount of money Aurora earns per ticket, where x is the number of tickets she sells. The function g(x) = 8x represents the number of tickets Aurora sells per hour, where x is the number of hours she works. Find f(g(x)), and explain what it represents.
a. f(g(x)) = 4x, which represents the money Aurora made in dollars per hour
b. f(g(x)) = 4x, which represents the number of tickets Aurora sold per hour
c. f(g(x)) = 16x, which represents the money Aurora made in dollars per hour
d. f(g(x)) = 16x, which represents the number of tickets Aurora sold per hour

Answer 1

f(x) = 0.5x   -   money per ticket

g(x) = 8x   -   tickets per hour

We replace g(x) with its value (8x).

f(g(x)) = f(8x)

We replace the x in f(x) with 8x.

f(8x) = 0,5 × 8x

f(8x) = 4x

⇒ f(g(x)) = 4x

Correct answer:

a. f(g(x)) = 4x, which represents the money Aurora made in dollars per hour

Answer 2

Composing functions means to use the output of the inner function as the input for the outer function.

In this case, the inner function is g(x)=8x, which means that Aurora sells 8 tickets per hour.

So, if we give 8x (number of tickets sold) as input to the function f(x)=0.5x, we'll get

$f(x)=0.5x \implies f(8x)=0.5(8x)=4x$

Since the function f tells us how much Aurora gains per ticket, f(g(x)) basically means:

Aurora gains 0.5 dollars per ticket, and she sells 8 ticket per hour, so she gains 4 dollars per hour.