Question

Use the following function rule to find f(144).

f(x) =
3 −
4

x

f(144) =

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find \( f(144) \) using the function rule given by

\[
f(x) = 3 - \frac{4}{x},
\]

we substitute \( x = 144 \) into the function:

\[
f(144) = 3 - \frac{4}{144}.
\]

First, calculate \( \frac{4}{144} \):

\[
\frac{4}{144} = \frac{1}{36}.
\]

Now, substitute that back into the function:

\[
f(144) = 3 - \frac{1}{36}.
\]

To perform this subtraction, we need a common denominator. The common denominator between 3 and \( \frac{1}{36} \) is 36. We can express 3 as \( \frac{108}{36} \):

\[
f(144) = \frac{108}{36} - \frac{1}{36} = \frac{108 - 1}{36} = \frac{107}{36}.
\]

Thus,

\[
f(144) = \frac{107}{36}.
\]

Therefore, the final answer is

\[
f(144) = \frac{107}{36}.
\]