SOLUTION: Two people are having a debate. One person believes fuel efficiency (miles per gallon of a car) is an example of a function. However, the other person does not believe it is an exa

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Question 1122333: Two people are having a debate. One person believes fuel efficiency (miles per gallon of a car) is an example of a function. However, the other person does not believe it is an example of a function. Explain why each individual could be correct.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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miles per gallon can be a function if more miles for more gallons. One can't, however, have the same number of miles for two different gallon amounts, which certainly can happen.
Another way is to have mpg as an inverse function of the weight of a car, but it is possible one can find two cars with the same weight to have different mpg.
It depends.