Charlotte rents movies through a television streaming service. Each movie rental costs $6.99. The function C(m) represents the cost, in dollars, of m movie rentals.What is the domain of C(m)?Choices:(A) all whole numbers(B) all multiples of 6.99 greater than or equal to 0(C) all real numbers greater than or equal to 0(D) all real numbers from 0 to 6.99
Q. Charlotte rents movies through a television streaming service. Each movie rental costs $6.99. The function C(m) represents the cost, in dollars, of m movie rentals.What is the domain of C(m)?Choices:(A) all whole numbers(B) all multiples of 6.99 greater than or equal to 0(C) all real numbers greater than or equal to 0(D) all real numbers from 0 to 6.99
Understand C(m) Function: Understand the function C(m) and what it represents.C(m) is the cost for renting m movies, where each movie costs $6.99. The domain of C(m) is the set of all possible values that m can take. Since m represents the number of movies rented, it must be a whole number because you cannot rent a fraction of a movie.
Determine Min-Max Values: Determine the minimum and maximum values for m. The minimum number of movies that can be rented is 0 (if Charlotte decides not to rent any movies). There is no maximum number of movies provided in the problem, so theoretically, Charlotte could rent as many movies as she wants, as long as she can afford it. Therefore, the minimum value for m is 0, and there is no upper limit given.
Identify Domain Type: Identify the domain based on the type of numbers m can be.Since m represents whole numbers (you can't rent a fraction of a movie), and there is no upper limit given, the domain of C(m) includes all whole numbers starting from 0 and going to infinity.
Match Domain to Choices: Match the domain to the given choices.(A) all whole numbers - This matches our conclusion from Step 3.(B) all multiples of 6.99 greater than or equal to 0 - This is incorrect because the domain is about the number of movies, not the cost.(C) all real numbers greater than or equal to 0 - This is incorrect because m cannot be a fraction or a real number; it must be a whole number.(D) all real numbers from 0 to 6.99 - This is incorrect because it limits m to a range of values that are not whole numbers and does not cover all possible numbers of movies that can be rented.
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