We know that Larry bench pressed 200 lbs last week, and that he is supposed to increase by 15%. We know that any number times one is that same numbers. That means a number that is increaseing has to be greater than 1. So, we have to convert 15% into a decimal. That is 0.15. That plus one is 1.15. Now we just have to multiply 1.15 with 200. We get 300.
A composition is operation between function that consist in replacing the independent variable of the first function, in this case, for . Common notations for composition between functions are and . If we know that and , then .