The amount a basketball coach spends at a sporting goods store depends on the number of basketballs the coach buys. The situation is represented by the function rule a=14b. a. Make a table of values and graph the function rule. Is the graph continuous or discrete? Explain. b. Suppose the coach spent $98 before tax. How many basketballs did she buy? a. Complete the following table of values. b 0 1 2 3 4 a (Simplify your answers.)

Answer 1

a.

b | a
--|--
0 | 0
1 | 14
2 | 28
3 | 42
4 | 56

b. To find out how many basketballs the coach bought, we need to solve the equation 14b = 98.

Dividing both sides of the equation by 14, we get b = 7.

Therefore, the coach bought 7 basketballs.