Question

The All-Clean Laundry Company washes towels for a nearby hotel. The function f(x) gives the number of loads required when there are x bins of towels to be washed.
What does f(9)>12 tell you?

Answer 1

The inequality \( f(9) > 12 \) indicates that when there are 9 bins of towels to be washed, the All-Clean Laundry Company requires more than 12 loads to wash those towels. In other words, the company cannot wash all the towels from 9 bins in 12 or fewer loads, meaning it will take at least 13 loads or more to complete the task for those 9 bins. This suggests that the capacity of each load may be limited or that the towels from the bins may require special handling, increasing the number of loads necessary.