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Fall Themed Functions

1. Sketching Graphs for Situations (Sec 3-1):
a. Write and graph your own Fall or Halloween themed situation (2-3 sentences) that
produces a continuous graph. Be sure to label correctly.
b. Write and graph your own Fall or Halloween themed situation (2-3 sentences) that
produces a discrete graph. Be sure to label correctly.
2. Relations and Functions (Sec 3-2):
a. At a local fair, prizes are given for the biggest pumpkin. First place receives 10
points, second place receives 5 points, third gets three, fourth gets 2, and fifth gets
1 point. Show this relation in the form of
Ordered pairs
A table
A graph
A mapping diagram
b. Find the domain and range for the above problem.
c. Is the relation in problem 2a a function? Why or why not?
3. Relations and Functions (Sec 3-2 continued):
a. Use a coordinate plane to answer the following. A farmer is plowing a corn field
to make a maze. He starts at his barn, call this point (0, 0). He then drives 8 units
to the right. From there, he drives to point (10, 4). He then drives to point (-3, 4),
then back to his barn.
Graph this situation.
Determine the domain and range for this situation.
Is this relation a function? Why or why not?
4. Writing Functions (Sec 3-3):
a. Silers Market sells caramel apple suckers for $0.12 per ounce.
Determine the independent and dependent variables for this problem.
Write a function describing this problem.
Weigh your sucker on the scale, how much would you have to pay for
your sucker?
b. Meijer charges $2.00 plus $0.05 per pound for each rice krispies treat.
Determine the independent and dependent variables for this problem.
Write a function describing this problem.
Weigh your rice krispie on the scale, how much would you have to pay for
your rice krispie treat?
c. Farmer Robinson sells pumpkins for $10 plus $2.50 per pound.
How much will you pay if your pumpkin weighs 15 pounds?
How much will you pay if your pumpkin weighs 31 pounds?

5. Graphing Functions (Sec 3-4):

a. The function y = 3x describes how many ounces of weight (y) Davids candy
bucket gains for each house (x) he stops at.
Graph the function.
Use the graph to estimate how many ounces Davids candy bucket will
weigh if he stops at 5 houses.