Mrs. Goodwin is planning for a large dinner party, and she is trying to figure out how much food to serve. One of the side dishes is roasted potatoes. Her cookbook recommends serving f(x) ounces of potatoes for x guests.What does f(30)=150 tell you?Choices:(A) Mrs. Goodwin should serve 150 ounces of potatoes if there are 30 guests.(B) Mrs. Goodwin should serve 30 ounces of potatoes if there are 150 guests.
Q. Mrs. Goodwin is planning for a large dinner party, and she is trying to figure out how much food to serve. One of the side dishes is roasted potatoes. Her cookbook recommends serving f(x) ounces of potatoes for x guests.What does f(30)=150 tell you?Choices:(A) Mrs. Goodwin should serve 150 ounces of potatoes if there are 30 guests.(B) Mrs. Goodwin should serve 30 ounces of potatoes if there are 150 guests.
Understand function and x: Understand the function f(x) and what x represents.The function f(x) represents the recommended serving size in ounces of potatoes for x guests.x represents the number of guests.
Interpret given information: Interpret the given information using the function.We are given that f(30)=150. This means that for 30 guests, the recommended serving size is 150 ounces of potatoes.
Choose correct option: Choose the correct option based on the interpretation of the function.Since f(30)=150 tells us that for 30 guests, we need 150 ounces of potatoes, the correct choice is:(A) Mrs. Goodwin should serve 150 ounces of potatoes if there are 30 guests.
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