Question

Question

Joe has 20 hot dogs. He is purchasing more hot dogs. He can purchase up to 8 boxes of hot dogs. Each box contains 48 hot dogs. Joe cannot purchase partial boxes. The function that models the number of hot dogs Joe has is f(b)=48b+20, where b is the number of boxes of hot dogs he purchases.

What is the practical domain of the function?

A) {68, 116, 164, 212, 260, 308, 356, 404}
B) all integers from 1 to 8 inclusive
C) all real numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive
D) all real numbers

Answer 1

The practical domain of the function is the set of integers from 0 to 8, inclusive, which is option B.

Explanation:

The practical domain of the function is limited by the given constraints: Joe can purchase up to 8 boxes of hot dogs, and he cannot purchase partial boxes. Therefore, the number of boxes he can purchase is a whole number between 0 and 8, inclusive.

Substituting the values from 0 to 8 into the function, we get:

f(0) = 48(0) + 20 = 20

f(1) = 48(1) + 20 = 68

f(2) = 48(2) + 20 = 116

f(3) = 48(3) + 20 = 164

f(4) = 48(4) + 20 = 212

f(5) = 48(5) + 20 = 260

f(6) = 48(6) + 20 = 308

f(7) = 48(7) + 20 = 356

f(8) = 48(8) + 20 = 404

Therefore, the practical domain of the function is the set of integers from 0 to 8, inclusive, which is option B.