If f (x) represent the percent of American homes with computers and g (x) represent the number of American homes, with x equal to the number of years after 1990.

a. What function represents the number of American homes with computers, with x equal to the number of years after 1990?

b. Write the number of American homes with computers in 2015 using this function notation.

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Tiffany Huber

Mathematics

9 May, 00:15

If f (x) represent the percent of American homes with computers and g (x) represent the number of American homes, with x equal to the number of years after 1990.

a. What function represents the number of American homes with computers, with x equal to the number of years after 1990?

b. Write the number of American homes with computers in 2015 using this function notation.

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Jett Wiley · Answer 1

A. The number of American homes with computers after 1990 can be calculated by multiplying the number of American homes, g (x) with the percentage, f (x). The function is therefore,

(g (x)) (f (x)

b. There are 25 years between 1990 and 2015. So, the equation becomes,

(g (25) (f (25))