LaynaMae Group Title Help please ? 11 months ago 11 months ago

1. LaynaMae Group Title

2. sierraabel Group Title

Do you remember what a function is it is basically an equation (y=mx+b)

3. LaynaMae Group Title

Yes but I'm confused as to what to do .

4. sierraabel Group Title

8x+10=y y=8x+10

5. ~Chance~ Group Title

Are you in Connections Academy? $$\color{red}{Chance}$$

6. kantalope Group Title

total playing time = 10[the hours played last week] + (5[number of hours allowed] * 8 [the number of weeks of restriction]

7. sierraabel Group Title

what is connections academy

8. LaynaMae Group Title

@~Chance~ , Yes I am

9. LaynaMae Group Title

It's a school @sierraabel

10. skullpatrol Group Title

Why don't you show everybody here your best effort to solve this question?

11. LaynaMae Group Title

There is none . That's why I posted it here . So someone could help me through it .

12. skullpatrol Group Title

You want to put NO effort in?

13. PeterPan Group Title

Such cruelty :( What if x represents the number of weeks that passed, does that help? ^.^

14. LaynaMae Group Title

@skullpatrol I didn't say that nor did I imply that ?? I said I don't know how to do this . Therefore I need HELP .....

15. LaynaMae Group Title

@PeterPan I know right ? Like excuse me if I don't know how to do it .....

16. PeterPan Group Title

Oh, I was actually referring to Peter's parents... poor Peter :( But we should focus on the problem ^.^

17. skullpatrol Group Title

It's not "cruel" to expect someone to show you what they have tried so far.

18. PeterPan Group Title

Hey skullpatrol, look above your post ^.^

19. LaynaMae Group Title

How can I try it if I don't even know what I'm doing ?? That's my point .....

20. skullpatrol Group Title

How can you learn that?

21. LaynaMae Group Title

By someone HELPING me ?!

22. skullpatrol Group Title

23. LaynaMae Group Title

@ganeshie8

24. LaynaMae Group Title

Seriously -.- If you want to be no help do not comment on my question . Simple .

25. ganeshie8 Group Title

Im here :) just a simple, twisted word problem it is

26. skullpatrol Group Title

learn how to teach yourself

27. PeterPan Group Title

And a cruel twisted world. This is grown-up tyranny! But anyway Layna, let's get to work ^.^ f(x) = ...

28. PeterPan Group Title

Oh... ganeshie8 on the case? okay :/

29. ganeshie8 Group Title

ok peter wil walk u through i hope :)

30. LaynaMae Group Title

I seriously can't believe this guy right now . Anyway , for the people trying to HELP me , let's focus :)

31. skullpatrol Group Title

let her walk on her own

32. PeterPan Group Title

He will? He's too busy not playing :( :D We want a function that tells you exactly how many hours Peter (that's weird >.>) has played given the number of weeks that has passed, since his parents made sure he only plays five hours for every week, ok? ^.^

33. LaynaMae Group Title

Alright :)

34. LaynaMae Group Title

So we need yo set up an equation or function or something , right ?

35. PeterPan Group Title

Yep, he's already played ten hours, nothing we, or the number of weeks can do about that, right?

36. LaynaMae Group Title

Oh and @skullpatrol , please leave since you are going to be of no assistance . Thanks

37. LaynaMae Group Title

Right

38. PeterPan Group Title

So how do you represent that in your function?

39. LaynaMae Group Title

Ummm would that be that is equals 10 ?

40. PeterPan Group Title

Close, but no dice ^.^ f(x) = 10 If you notice, there's no x in this equation. That means the number of hours he's played would be 10, regardless of how many weeks has passed, and if Peter's the kind of boy I think he is, I don't think that's true, he's gonna make the most of the five hours he's allowed to play, right?

41. LaynaMae Group Title

I suppose :o

42. PeterPan Group Title

Think about it, at the beginning of what I like to call the 'eight weeks of punishment' he's going to play five hours, so at the end of the FIRST week, how many hours would he have played?

43. LaynaMae Group Title

10 ?

44. PeterPan Group Title

But he's already played for ten hours from last week! `

45. LaynaMae Group Title

Hold on . @skullpatrol I believe I asked you to leave

46. skullpatrol Group Title

Try using "t" to represent time.

47. PeterPan Group Title

Would, but the word problem says 'f(x)' It's just a crummy letter anyway ^.^ Now, Layna, 10 hours from last week, and 5 hours for the first week of the 8 of punishment. That adds up to...what?

48. LaynaMae Group Title

Good God I'm so confused ...

49. PeterPan Group Title

:3 10 and 5 make?

50. LaynaMae Group Title

15 ._.

51. PeterPan Group Title

-girls...- haha just kidding! >:) Anyway, that means at the end of the first week, Peter would have played for 15 hours total, right? ^.^

52. LaynaMae Group Title

Yes yes yes ! I was confused about that statement but then I thought about it :p

53. skullpatrol Group Title

Have you thought about organizing the facts in a chart?

54. LaynaMae Group Title

Sorry it's too early for algebra . And @skullpatrol I don't need a chart I need complete sentences like the questions asks for .

55. PeterPan Group Title

What about by the end of week 2? How many hours would Pete have finished by then?

56. LaynaMae Group Title

Including the 15 , right ?

57. PeterPan Group Title

Well of course... Peter can't un-play the hours he's already played, LOL

58. LaynaMae Group Title

Okay well then he would have played 20 hours ? :o

59. PeterPan Group Title

That's right :) So what about after x weeks?

60. LaynaMae Group Title

80 ? because that would be the end of the 8 weeks ? :o

61. PeterPan Group Title

I didn't say 8 weeks. I said x weeks. We don't know what x is exactly, but we do know how many hours Pete would have played at the end of x weeks.... in terms of x, that is ;)

62. LaynaMae Group Title

Sorry but I thought x weeks would be for the whole 8 weeks . -.- and okay

63. LaynaMae Group Title

@ganeshie8

64. skullpatrol Group Title

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65. PeterPan Group Title

Week 0 being 'last week' $\Large \left.\begin{matrix} week&0&1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8\\hours \ played &10&5&5&5&5&5&5&5&5\end{matrix}\right.$

66. PeterPan Group Title

Does this give you an idea?

67. skullpatrol Group Title

@LaynaMae read the question carefully and compare it to @PeterPan 's chart :-)

68. skullpatrol Group Title

Remember the question is asking for "TOTAL" video time played which would be the SUM of the times in the chart up to that point, right?

69. PeterPan Group Title

You know what, let's forget about last week, we'll bring it in later. $\Large \left.\begin{matrix} week&\cancel0&1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8\\hours \ played &\cancel{10}&5&5&5&5&5&5&5&5\end{matrix}\right.$

70. skullpatrol Group Title

@LaynaMae Are you still there?

71. PeterPan Group Title

Forgetting that Pete's played ten hours last week, how many hours will he have played, say, at the end of week 4? $\Large \left.\begin{matrix} week&\cancel0&1&2&3&\boxed 4&5&6&7&8\\hours \ played &\cancel{10}&\color{blue}5&\color{blue}5&\color{blue}5&\color{blue}5&5&5&5&5\end{matrix}\right.$

72. skullpatrol Group Title

This is what I mean by the student not trying >8(

73. LaynaMae Group Title

Woah excuse me ?? My dog just ran across a busy street and she's only a few years old . Don't tell me what I'm not doing unless you have some facts . Now I'm done here all together I have someone else helping me . Sorry . Question is closed .

74. PeterPan Group Title

Okay ^.^ Good luck.

75. skullpatrol Group Title

Thanks for trying.