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Consider the following scenario describing the residents of Charlestown: The list pairs resident's ages with their zip codes.

Does this scenario represent a function?

No, because people who are the same age can have different zip codes
No, because people who have the same zip code can be different ages
Yes, because people who are the same age can have different zip codes
Yes, because people who have the same zip code can be different ages

A function is a relation in which each element of the domain is mapped to one element of the range. This means each x is mapped to one y; no x can be repeated.

The variable x is used to represent the independent variable. In this case, the independent variable is the age of the residents, and the zip code would be the dependent variable.

Since two people that are the same age could possibly have different zip codes, each x can be mapped with more than one y; this means this is not a function.

MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 2 · 2021-11-14T13:22:32+01:00

The scenario does not represent a function because (a) No, because people who are the same age can have different zip codes

A relation may or may not represent a function.

From the question, we understand that:

The list pairs the ages of residents with the zip codes.

This means that: people of the same age can belong to different zip codes

Because of the above highlight, the scenario cannot be considered as a function.

Hence, the true statement is (a)

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