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Oliver is doing a study on age and shoe size. He has collected the data shown above.

Do the ordered pairs (x, y) he has collected form a function?
A) Cannot be determined
B) Yes, because for every x there is only one y.
C) Yes, because for every y there is only one x.
D) No, because for some x's there are more than one y's.
Eliminate
Age and Shoe Size
x (age) y (size)
8 7
9 8
10 9
8 9
14 9
15 11
10 10
33 9
27 9.5
45 10.5

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Answer:

the answer is D

Explanation:

User Mikepj
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Answer:D) No, because for some x's there are more than one y's.

Step-by-step explanation:The definition of a function states that for every x there is only one y. If you look at the data table for an x- value of 8 there are 2

different y-values 7 and 9. Therefore the correct answer is No, because for some x's there are more than one y's.

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