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Is buffy or Bonnie correct?

Is buffy or Bonnie correct?-example-1

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Answer: Bonnie is correct

Reason:

The equation is t = 1.5p

The input p leads to the output t.

  • p = number of pens
  • t = total cost

The domain only cares about the input. It's the set of allowed inputs. Since p refers to a number of something, we can only work with whole numbers {0,1,2,3,4,...} which is why Bonnie is correct.

Unfortunately Buffy is incorrect because something like p = 2.7 isn't allowed in the domain. It's a real number, but not a whole number. It doesn't make sense to have a fractional or decimal amount of pens.

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