The All-Clean Laundry Company washes towels for a nearby hotel. The function f(x) gives the number of loads required when there are x bins of towels to be washed.What does f(9) > 12 tell you?Choices:(A)It takes more than 12 loads to wash 9 bins of towels.(B)It takes more than 9 loads to wash 12 bins of towels.
Q. The All-Clean Laundry Company washes towels for a nearby hotel. The function f(x) gives the number of loads required when there are x bins of towels to be washed.What does f(9)>12 tell you?Choices:(A)It takes more than 12 loads to wash 9 bins of towels.(B)It takes more than 9 loads to wash 12 bins of towels.
Given function f(x): We are given the function f(x), which represents the number of loads required to wash x bins of towels. We need to interpret the meaning of the inequality f(9) > 12.
Interpret inequality f(9) > 12: The inequality f(9) > 12 tells us that when there are 9 bins of towels, the number of loads required to wash them is greater than 12. This means that it takes more than 12 loads to wash 9 bins of towels.
Match interpretation with choices: Now we need to match our interpretation with the given choices to find the correct answer.
Analysis of choice (A): Choice (A) states "It takes more than 12 loads to wash 9 bins of towels," which is exactly what we interpreted from the inequality f(9) > 12.
Analysis of choice (B): Choice (B) states "It takes more than 9 loads to wash 12 bins of towels," which is not what the inequality f(9) > 12 indicates. The inequality is about 9 bins, not 12, and it specifies that the number of loads is greater than 12, not the number of bins.
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