Question

Chana pays $7.35 per pound for up to 19 pounds of beads. For more than 19 pounds, she pays $5.35 per pound. Is the amount Chana pays a function of the weight of the beads she buys? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Yes. For each weight of beads she buys

(input), there can only be one dollar

amount representing the amount of

money she pays (output)

Answer 2

No, it is a series of inequalities. If it is a function the multiplier value would not change, it would be static.