The parent function is ...
... f(x) = |x|
This is the absolute value function, equal x when x ≥ 0, and equal to -x when x < 0. Its graph has the shape of a V with the vertex at the origin and "legs" of slope ±1.
The function g(x) is the same function with 2 added. The addition of 2 moves every value of f(x) up 2 units, so translates the whole graph upward by 2 units.
There are 72 green pens.
There is 9 times as many white pens from 2 to 18, so there has to be 9 times as many green pens because of the ratio. 9 times 8 is 72.
Answer:
x = -7
Step-by-step explanation: