Rachel likes to read books. She records the number of books she read over a period of 5 weeks. The set of ordered pairs below gives the details, where the x-coordinate is the number of weeks since she starts recording and the y-coordinate is the number of books she read each week.

(1,2), (2,3), (3,1), (4,4), (5,2)

Which of the following describes the set of ordered pairs?

A.

both a relation and a function

B.

a function only

C.

neither a function nor a relation

D.

a relation only

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Mathematics

Denisse Cortez

30 March, 04:56

Rachel likes to read books. She records the number of books she read over a period of 5 weeks. The set of ordered pairs below gives the details, where the x-coordinate is the number of weeks since she starts recording and the y-coordinate is the number of books she read each week.

(1,2), (2,3), (3,1), (4,4), (5,2)

Which of the following describes the set of ordered pairs?

A.

both a relation and a function

B.

a function only

C.

neither a function nor a relation

D.

a relation only

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Lilianna Gutierrez · Answer 1

A. both a relation and a function

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a relation since it is any set of ordered pairs

Is it a function? It is a function if each input goes to only one output. Each x goes to only one y so it is a function

A. both a relation and a function