Day of the Week Number of Children in the Car
Sunday 2
Monday 4
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 3
Thursday 4
Friday 3
Saturday 0
Describe the meaning of the word function in math. Then consider the table. Why does this table show a function?
In mathematics, a function is a relation between a set of inputs and a set of possible outputs, where each input is related to exactly one output. In the context of the table provided, the function is the relationship between the day of the week and the number of children in the car. This table shows a function because each day of the week is associated with a specific number of children in the car, and each day is only associated with one specific number of children. For example, Sunday is always associated with 2 children, Monday with 4 children, and so on. This one-to-one correspondence between the days of the week and the number of children in the car demonstrates that this table represents a function.
