Question

A college has a financial aid formula that applies to applicants whose family's income is below a certain threshold. The financial aid can be determined by the function f(x)=5000+1000x, where x is the number of siblings (including half siblings and step siblings) that the applicant has living in their household. Find and interpret the given function values and determine an appropriate domain for the function.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.) 10000, -3, 1000 ; doesn't make sense

2.) 40000, 3, 40000 makes sense

3.) 32500, 1.5, 32500 makes sense

4.) [0,+ ∞ ]

Step-by-step explanation:

1.) r(-3) = 2500 - 3*5000=10000

2.) f(3) = 25000 + 3*5000 = 40000

3.) f(1.5) = 25000 +1.5*5000= 325000

4.) # of siblings must >= 0