EBK INTRODUCTORY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEB
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Author: Blitzer
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 38ES
For people filing a single return, federal income tax is a function of adjusted gross income because for each value of adjusted gross income there is a specific tax to be paid. By contrast, the price of a house is not a function of the lot size on which the house sits because houses on same-sized lots can sell for many different prices.
a. Describe an everyday situation between variables that is a function.
b. Describe an everyday situation between variables that is not a function.
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