document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014848>Question 1014848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are putting cans of food into boxes for a food drive. One box holds 30 cans of food. Write a linear function using function notation that represents the number of cans of food that will &#64257;t in x boxes. Is the domain discrete or continuous? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As indicated, let x = number of boxes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since each box could contain 30 cans, in total for x boxes there should be 30x cans of food. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus f(x) = 30x is the desired linear function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The domain is discrete, as the number of boxes could take on only positive integer values. </SPAN>\n" );
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