document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386597>Question 386597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let g(a) represent the number of gallons of sealant needed to seal a bamboo floor with area a.   Let c(s) represent the cost of s gallons of sealant.   Which composition makes sense: (c &#9702; g)(a) or (g &#9702; c)(s)?   What does it represent?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #273307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><B>Jk22(389)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jk22><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Jk22><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=273307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c o g(a) is the application of c on g. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here g gives the number of gallons, and c their price, hence (c o g) makes sense.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g o c would take the price of n gallons but then those are not an area, and hence cannot be argument of g, hence g o c has no sense. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c o g)(a) were the price of gallons to cover a floor with area a.\r<BR>\n" );
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