Edwin makes clay sculptures and ships them to buyers throughout the country. The function f(x) gives the cost, in dollars, of shipping a box that weighs x pounds.

Question

Edwin makes clay sculptures and ships them to buyers throughout the country. The function f(x) gives the cost, in dollars, of shipping a box that weighs x pounds.
What does f(7)<10 tell you?

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The function $ f(x) $ represents the cost of shipping a box that weighs $ x $ pounds. When we say that $ f(7) < 10 $, it means that the cost of shipping a box that weighs 7 pounds is less than $10. In practical terms, this tells us that if Edwin ships a clay sculpture that weighs 7 pounds, he will incur a shipping cost of less than $10 for that specific shipment.