Question

A new candy store opened at the mall, and all the candy is the same price. The function f(x) gives the price, in dollars, of x ounces of candy. What does f(4) 1 tell you? (1 point) 1 piece of candy weighs 4 ounces 4 pieces of candy weighs 1 ounce It costs $1 to buy 4 ounces of candy It costs $4 to buy 1 ounce of carely,

Answer 1

The function \( f(x) \) gives the price, in dollars, of \( x \) ounces of candy. The notation \( f(4) \) means you are looking at the price for 4 ounces of candy.

Since the given options are:
1. 1 piece of candy weighs 4 ounces
2. 4 pieces of candy weigh 1 ounce
3. It costs $1 to buy 4 ounces of candy
4. It costs $4 to buy 1 ounce of candy

To determine what \( f(4) \) implies, we focus on the fact that it's related directly to the cost of 4 ounces of candy.

Thus, if \( f(4) \) represents the cost to purchase 4 ounces, the likely interpretation is that:

- If you say it costs $1 to buy 4 ounces, this means \( f(4) = 1 \).
- If it costs $4 to buy 1 ounce, it implies \( f(1) = 4 \), not directly related to \( f(4) \).

So, the most relevant interpretation of \( f(4) \) is:

**It costs $1 to buy 4 ounces of candy.**

Therefore, the correct option is:

**It costs $1 to buy 4 ounces of candy.**