The sale price of 3 pepper plants after a 20% discount is $3
The regular price of one pepper plant is $5 if Wes wants to buy 3 pepper plants 5x3 is 15 and since he can use a 20% off coupon on the pepper plants. 20% of 15 is 3 meaning the sale price for 3 pepper plants after using the 20% discount coupon is $3.
I) f(2)=1.5
ii) f(x)=0 ⇒ x=1.2
iii) k=-1
iv) x=1 ⇒ f(x)=1
6% percent of 16842 is 1009.44. The predicted amount is 812. This is a reasonable estimation, so I agree with the prediction.