Anonymous a year ago In the following table, elevation is the input and amount of snowfall is the output. Elevation (in feet) Snowfall (in inches) 2000 4 3000 6 4000 9 5000 12 Does this situation describe a function? a. No, each amount of snowfall is paired with only one elevation b. Yes, each amount of snowfall is paired with one elevation. c. Yes, all the snowfall values are different. d. No, all the elevation values are different

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Jovan Hudson

30 January, 09:23

Anonymous a year ago In the following table, elevation is the input and amount of snowfall is the output. Elevation (in feet) Snowfall (in inches) 2000 4 3000 6 4000 9 5000 12 Does this situation describe a function? a. No, each amount of snowfall is paired with only one elevation b. Yes, each amount of snowfall is paired with one elevation. c. Yes, all the snowfall values are different. d. No, all the elevation values are different

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Veronica · Answer 1

The answer is C. The way to tell if a table represents a function is to remember that each X value (elevation here) can be mapped to only 1 Y value (snowfall here). If 2000 and 5000 both had 4 inches of snow this would not represent a function.