Question

The amount of garbage, G, produced by a city with population p is given by G=f(p). G is measured in tons per week, and p is measured in thousands of people. a. The town of Tola has a population of 35,000 and produces 10 tons of garbage each week. Express this information in terms of the function f.Enter your answer as an equation. Do not enter an any units (people, tons) or commas in your answer. Include a multiplication sign between symbols if you need to. For example, enter a*x and not just ax.b. Which statement Explain the meaning f(6)=5. (A.)The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 6 is 5 tons. (B.)The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 6,000 is 5 tons. (C.)The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 5,000 is 6 tons. (D.)The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 5 is 6 tons. (E.)The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 60,000 is 5 tons.

Answer 1

a. f(35) = 10

b. (B) The amount of garbage produced per week by a city with population 6,000 is 5 tons

Step-by-step explanation

a. The only information we have is that the amount of garbage G is a function of the population in thousands.

If the town of Tola has a population of 35,000 and produces 10 tons of garbage, and we don't know the function the equation is f(35) = 10

b. This is the opposite case of item a. We have that G = 5 and p = 6. Remember that p is expressed in thousands of people. This means that for a population of 6,000 the amount of garbage produced each week is 5 tons. The answer to this question is option B.