Answer:
$8.50*x(amount of material)-$5=y (total)
Step-by-step explanation:
Our function is:

Now, if
is a factor of
then
must satisfy the equation:
So, 
Putting 
We get,




So, the value of 'a' for the given expression is 1281.
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Answer: 
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The -3 is not in the exponent
Explanation:
The parent function is
. Plugging in x = 0 leads to y = 1. So the point (0,1) is on the f(x) curve. Going from (0,1) to (0,-2) is a vertical shift of 3 units downward. To represent this shift, we tack on a "-3" at the end of the f(x) function.

You could look at other points as well, but I find working with x = 0 is easiest.
As a check, plugging x = 0 into g(x) leads to...

This confirms our answer.
I think 1 is =
2 is =
3 is >
4 is =
5 is =
But I am really not good at math, so I hope I got them right for you!
-Twix