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Let f(t) give the number of liters of fuel oil burned in t days, and w(r) the liters burned in r weeks. Find a formula for w by scaling the input of f.

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Answer:

7 f(t)

Explanation:

So, our f(t) is the number of liters burned in t days. If t is 1, f(t)=f(1) and so on for every t.

w(r) id the number of liters in r weeks. This is, in one week there are w(1) liters burned.

As in one week there are 7 days, we can replace the r, that is a week, by something that represents 7 days. As 1 day is represented by t, one week can be 7t (in other words r = 7t). So, we have that the liters burned in one week are:

w(r) = w[7f(t)]

So, we represented the liters in one week by it measure of days.

So, we can post that the number of liters burned in 7 days is the same as the number of liters burned 1 day multiplied by 7 times. So:

w (r) = w[7 f(t)] = 7 f(t)

Here we hace the w function represented in terms of t instead of r.

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