What are the three things that help you in representing real-life situations using rational finction?

I was not really prepared to answer, but given that you asked in an A2A, and given that the answers so far did not understand the question, I will try.

First, the definition is needed. A function f is rational if and only if it is the quotient of two polynomials… that is, expressible in the form

f(x) = P(x) / Q(x) where P and Q are polynomials.

In particular, if P and Q have degree 1, then f(x) = (ax + b) / (cx + d)
where a, b, c, and d are constants. My first examples will both use this.

A specific example would be f(x) = x / (x + 1).
Customarily, the ratio should be in lowest terms, such as
(x + 2) / x but NOT (3x + 6) / 3x (because of common factor 3).

Rational formulas can be useful tools for representing real-life situations and for finding answers to real problems. Equations representing direct, inverse, and joint variation are examples of rational formulas that can model many real-life situations.

The correct graph is the second one, with the points being at (-6,0), (2,0) and reaching down to (-2,-8)

5/8 beds for each square yard