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Worksheet LT 5 Sample Quiz

1.

Your baby pygmy hippo’s weight, measured in pounds (lbs), is a function of its age, measured in days. That is, \(w(t)\) gives the weight of the hippo \(t\) days after birth.
Write a sentence accurately interpreting the two equations below, including units. Your sentence must use all numbers in the equations.
\begin{equation*} w(30) = 35 \qquad \qquad w'(30) = 2 \end{equation*}

2.

You are buying stickers to give out to celebrate your baby pygmy hippo, and the sticker company has offered you a discount if you buy in bulk. The total cost in dollars is given by a function \(c(x)\) for buying \(x\) stickers.
Write a sentence accurately interpreting the two equations below, including units. Your sentence must use all numbers in the equation.
\begin{equation*} c(100) = 12 \qquad\qquad c'(100) = 0.05 \end{equation*}