WGU C957 Applied Algebra – Final Objective Assessment Study Guide | 2026 Edition

PRE-ASSESSMENT: APPLIED ALGEBRA (FXO1) PFXO

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A local business is looking to become a franchise. The company wants to predict the number of franchises, F, given a
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certain number of years, Y. This prediction is modeled by the function F( Y).
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What can be concluded by F(5) = 10?
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In5years,therewillbe10openstores.
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In10years, therewillbe5openstores.
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A bank begins a marketing campaign to increase its number of customers. Each month, all new customers are put into
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a drawing. One customer then receives a $50 credit in a checking account.
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The amount of money given away in the drawing, G, is a function of the number of months, M, the drawing has been
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going on for.
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What is the correct function notation to represent the amount of money given away after the drawing has been going
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on for 5 months?
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The volume of calls, V( h), at a particular customer service center can be written as a function of the number of hours
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after opening each day, h.
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,What would the ordered pair (6,8) represent for this function?
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There were8 calls 6 hoursafter opening.
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There were6 calls 8 hoursafter opening.
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There were h calls 6 hoursafter opening.
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There were 8 calls V hoursafter opening.
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A company has developed two functions, L( t) and M( t), that determine the least amount and most
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amount, respectively, of revenue it will make in any given month in dollars (with t = 1 corresponding to January). What
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can the company reasonably conclude if L(2) = 3,000 and M(2) = 5,000?
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InFebruary,it will make$2,000.
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InFebruary,itwillmakebetween $3,000and$5,000.
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ItwillmakemoremoneyinFebruaryifitusesM(t)insteadofL(t).
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Itcannotmakemorethan$3,000 inFebruarybutcanmakeup to$5,000after February.
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A server at a restaurant has realized that tips, T, in dollars are related to the number of hours, h, that have been
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worked on any given day. Tips can be modeled by the function T( h) = X.
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How can this function be interpreted?
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Iftheserver works hhours, thetipswillbe$X.
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Iftheserverworks Thours,thetipswillbe$h.
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A company pays its employees a base salary each month plus a commission, C, based on the number of sales, s, made
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by an employee during the month. An employee made 8 sales in the last month and received a commission of $1,600.
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, How would this be represented in function notation?
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Below is a growth graph of a business. It compares gross growth and net growth.
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What can be said about the growth between the years of 2012 and 2014?
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Both gross and netgrowth decreased.
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Both gross and netgrowth increased.
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The gross growth increased while the net growth decreased.
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