For this case we have the following function:
[tex] f (w) = 7w + 1
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We have the following variables:
w: number of weeks
f (w): total number of apples
For the beginning, that is, week zero we have:
[tex] f (0) = 7 (0) + 1
f (0) = 0 + 1
f (0) = 1
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That is, at the beginning there was an apple.
Answer:
the 1 represents:
The number of apples at the start
