document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284>Question 284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The regular price of a pair of jeans is x dollars.  Let f(x) = x - 5 and g(x) = 0.6x.  Find (f o g)(x) and describe what this models in terms of the price of jeans. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(f o g)(x)  can be re written as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(g(x)), which means you take the expression g(x) and place the entire g(x) as the variable in f(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(f o g)(x)= f(g(x))=  .6x -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x is the price of jeans it seems as if the price of jeans is being multiplied by .6 or 60% and then 5 units or in this case dollars are being taken away...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can be expressed as \" 5 dollars off of 60% of the jeans\" </SPAN>\n" );
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