5

Set 1: Polynomial Functions

Explanation

Answer: A

A group of students voted on five after-school activities. The bar graph shows the number of students who voted for each of the five activities. How many students chose activity 3?

Choose the correct answer.

A.

25

✓ Correct
B.

50 --

C.

48

D.

39

Detailed Explanation

Choice A is correct. It’s given that t represents the number of monthly deposits. In the given function f (t ) = 100 + 25 t , the coefficient of t is 25. This means that for every increase in the value of t by 1, the value of f (t ) increases by 25. It follows that with each monthly deposit, the amount in Hana’s bank account increased by 25.ChoiceDisincorrect.BeforeHanamadeanymonthlydeposits,theamountinherbankaccountwas25. Choice D is incorrect. Before Hana made any monthly deposits, the amount in her bank account was 100. Choice C is incorrect. After 1 monthly deposit, the amount in Hana’s bank account was $125. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Key Steps:

The correct answer is 25

Why others are wrong:
B: Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.
C: Choice C is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.
D: Choice D is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.

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