Justus samples 3 oranges from each of his trees, plus an extra 50 oranges from the whole orchard, to judge whether it is time to harvest. Write a function rule for the number of oranges Justus samples. Use x for the independent variable and y for the dependent variable. Type your answer in standard function notation, like this: f (x) = 14x-42

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Adison May

29 September, 12:34

Justus samples 3 oranges from each of his trees, plus an extra 50 oranges from the whole orchard, to judge whether it is time to harvest. Write a function rule for the number of oranges Justus samples. Use x for the independent variable and y for the dependent variable. Type your answer in standard function notation, like this: f (x) = 14x-42

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Quentin Dougherty · Answer 1

let there are x number of trees

Justus samples 3 oranges from one tree

Number of oranges he samples from x trees = 3x

Extra oranges = 50

total number of oranges = 3x+50

as a function f (x) we can write it as

f (x) = 3x+50

Bryson Rhodes · Answer 2

let there are x number of trees

Justus samples 3 oranges from one tree

Number of oranges he samples from x trees = 3x

Extra oranges = 50

total number of oranges = 3x+50

as a function f (x) we can write it as

f (x) = 3x+50