What sorts of follow up questions about the statics might you ask that person in order to obtain the data needed to make a decision about the validity of that statement?

What is the inverse of the function f(x) = 2x + 1?

Ivan and jeff buy a package of 8 pens for $4.00. ivan wants 5 of the pens, and jeff wants 3.how much should each student pay?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?