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Answer:
254.8
Step-by-step explanation:
Substitute the numbers where the variables are and do the arithmetic.
4c +2b³ = 4(1.2) +2(5³) = 4.8 +250 = 254.8
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It can also work to let a calculator or spreadsheet do the math for you, once you specify the function.
The step function is characteristic of the floor or ceiling functions, which map a real number to an integer. There's clearly a factor of 2, indicated by two units of y for every one unit of x.
The open and filled circles indicate, for example, f(1)=2, f(1.01)=4. That means we're rounding up, so we're using the ceiling function.
Answer: second choice
