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Exercises: Use Function Notation

Show your substitution steps for each evaluation problem. Express simplified answers unless otherwise directed.

Grade 9·23 problems·~30 min·Common Core Math - HS Functions·group·hsf-if-a-2
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Warm-Up: Review What You Know

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The pool context: the number of swimmers tt hours after opening is S(t)S(t).
The statement "S(3)=85S(3) = 85" means: "Three hours after opening, there are   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   swimmers."
In this context, the input t=3t = 3 represents   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   .

number of swimmers:
what the input represents: