Anthony was tracking the increasing number of animals in the zoo. at 9a. m, there were 56 animals. At 11 a. m, there were 60 animals. If Anthony made the function f (x) = 2x-38, what would the 2 represent

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Marie Booth

9 July, 11:36

Anthony was tracking the increasing number of animals in the zoo. at 9a. m, there were 56 animals. At 11 a. m, there were 60 animals. If Anthony made the function f (x) = 2x-38, what would the 2 represent

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Rachael Sanford · Answer 1

The two animals that are added to the zoo each hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 9-11 is two hours apart, and 4 animals were added at that time, the only answer that makes sense is to divide the 4 by 2 since it took 2 hours to get all 4 animals.

Shania Harmon · Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation: The 2 would represent X b/c f would equal the amount of time and the x would have to be 2 to represent the ammount that's being added