Question

The total cost f(x), in dollars, for renting a beach house for x days is shown: f(x) = 5 + 350x What does f(5) represent? The number of dollars it costs for 5 people to rent the beach house The number of dollars it costs to rent the beach house for 5 days The number of beach houses that can be rented for 5 days The number of days the beach house can be rented for a cost of $350

Answer 1

The number of dollars it costs to rent the beach house for 5 days

Explanation:

if x is the number of days then f(5) is 5 days.

Answer 2

The number of dollars it costs to rent the beach house for 5 days .

Explanation:

f(x) = 5+350x. The enunciated says that f(x) is the cost in dollars for renting a house for x days, so f(5) is f(x) with x=5, that is, the cost in dollars for renting the house for 5 days. The exercise doesn't ask for the result but I am going to calculate it, there you can see it better.

f(5) = 5+350(5) = 5+1750 = 1755.

So, for 5 people, the cost in dollars for renting will be f(5)= 1755.