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-Let $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } )$ compute the time in hours to travel $x$ miles at 32 miles per hour. What does $\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( \mathrm { x } )$ compute?
A) The miles traveled in 32 hours
B) The hours taken to travel 32 miles
C) The miles traveled in $x$ hours
D) The hours taken to travel x miles

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$\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( \mathrm { x } )$ represents the inverse function of $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } )$, which computes the original input (distance in miles) given the output (time in hours). Therefore, it computes the miles traveled in $x$ hours at a speed of 32 miles per hour.

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