REPRESENTING REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS USING RATIONAL FUNCTIONS

1. The local barangay received a budget of P100,000 to provide medical checkups for the
children in the barangay. The amount is to be allotted equally among all the children in the
barangay. Write an equation representing the relationship of the allotted amount per child
(y-variable) versus the number of children (x-variable).
2. A philanthropist wants to supplement the budget allotted for each child by providing an
additional P750 for each child in the barangay. If g(x) represents this new amount allotted
for each child, construct a function representing this relationship.
3. An object is to travel a distance of 10 meters. Express velocity v as a function v(t) of travel
time t, in seconds.
5t
4. Suppose that c ( t ) = 2 (in mg/mL) represents the concentration of a drug in a patient’s
t +1
bloodstream t hours after the drug was administered. Construct a table of values of c(t) for
t=1 , 2, 5 , 10. Round off answers to three decimal places.
5. A fence is to enclose a rectangular vegetable farm with an area of 400 square meters. If x is
the length of one side of this fence, find a function P(x) representing the perimeter of the
fencing material required. Find the perimeter of the fence if one side has length 10 meters,
50 meters.
6. Suppose the amount of bacteria growing in a petri dish is represented by the function
50 t
b ( t )= ,0 ≤ t ≤ 20 where t is in hours and b(t) is in millions. Evaluate the function at
t+1
t=1 , 2, 5 , 10 ,15 , 20. Interpret the obtained values.