SOLUTION: How do you know if a table represents a function?Input:5,6,7,8 Output:3,4,5,6 Is this a function?

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Question 496587: How do you know if a table represents a function?Input:5,6,7,8 Output:3,4,5,6 Is this a function?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To have a function, each x-value must have
associated with it only one y-value.
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The pattern you listed could be a function.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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