Writing Function Rules

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Warm Up
1) Complete the table using
the function rule f(x) = 3x
x

f(x)

a) How much money would she make

if she babysits for 5 hours?

12

b) Write an equation to represent the

amount of money, m, she earns
for h hours of babysitting.

-2

2) Anthony charges $10 per hour for

babysitting.

c) What is the independent quantity?

d) What is the dependent quantity?

Writing Function Rules

1) Dunkin Donuts sells donuts for 20 cents each
plus an additional 15 cents for the box in which
they come.
a) Write a function rule to represent the number
of cents, c, you pay for d donuts.

b) What is the dependent quantity?

2) Ronald has $1275 in his checking account. He

withdraws $50 each week to buy Lizbeth flowers.
a)Write a function rule to represent the amount of
money, m, he has in his account after w weeks.

b)What is the independent quantity?

c)How much will he have in his account after 9 weeks?

3) Mashuhara Taki weighs 350 pounds and

decides to go on a diet. He is losing 10 pounds a
month.
a)Write a function rule to represent the situation.

b)What is the dependent quantity?

c)How many months will it take him to get to a

weight of 200 pounds?

4) To rent a large teepee, the National

Wildlife Convention charges a $50
deposit plus $10 per person. If the
total cost was $130, how many people
were in the group?