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(a)
To identify: The dependent and the independent variables. Also, write a function to represent the total cost of any number of people in the portrait.
(a)
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Answer to Problem 9GP
A function to represent the total cost of any number of people in the portrait is as follows:
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Money spent by the Milligan family to have their portrait taken =
Cost of portrait package =
Sitting fee charged per person by the photographer =
Calculation:
Let total cost be c.
Let total number of people be x.
Since the total cost depends upon the number of people in the photograph, the total cost c is the dependent variable and the number of people x is the independent variable.
Sitting fee charged per person by the photographer =
A function to represent the total cost of any number of people in the portrait can be evaluated as follows:
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Function
(b)
To calculate: Number of people in the portrait using the equation found in part (a).
(b)
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Answer to Problem 9GP
The number of people in the portrait is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Money spent by the Milligan family to have their portrait taken =
Cost of portrait package =
Sitting fee charged per person by the photographer =
Calculation: The number of people in the portrait is calculated as follows:
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