Do you mean 3^4?
If you mean this^ the answer would be 81.
There is : 3 pencils
4 Bubble gums
2 sports cards
In each favor bag
The 5 is the number of years that the interest rate is fixed (at the initial amount set when you sign the mortgage contract)
The 1 represents the idea that the interest rate will change every year after the initial 5 years are up.
Think about this as a table of values where domain is the x values and range is the y values.
f(4) wants the y-value when the x-value is 4
f(4) = 1/2
The second question wants us to find the x-value when f(x) also known as the y-value is 4.
f(x) = 4
x = 8
answers: 1/2, 8
