TILE Mark is purchasing new tile for his bathrooms. The home improvement store charges $48 for each box of tiles when three or fewer boxes are purchased, $45 for each box when 4 to 8 boxes are purchased, $42 for each box when 9 to 19 boxes are purchased, and $38 for each box when more than nineteen boxes are purchased a. Write a piecewise-defined function describing the cost of the boxes of tile. b. What is the cost of purchasing 5 boxes of tile? What it is the cost of purchasing 19 boxes of tile?

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Step-by-step explanation:

3 boxes or less = Cost of tiles = $48

4 - 8 boxes ;  cost = $45

9 - 19 boxes ; cost = $42

> 19 boxes ; cost = $38

Cost of purchasing 5 boxes of tiles :

$45 * 5 = $225

Cost of purchasing 19 boxes :

$42 * 19 = $798

first option

a function is a relation in which an input is paired with exactly one output.

so, let's find the right answer.

in our first option, our inputs are january, february, and march. the outputs are 30, 28, and 25. each input has it's own output. this is correct!

our second option we know is incorrect, because ms. valverade has two outputs, dogs and cats. this is not a function.

our third option is incorrect as well. the yellow square has two ouputs, the square and the triangle.

lastly, in our fourth option, we see the number 7 two times with a different output. therefore, this is not a function.

remember: each input must be paired with only one output!

the answer is d

step-by-step explanation:

y+3=-4(x-2)

y+3=-4x+8

  -3         -3  

y=-4x+5