The table below shows the highest grossing movies of the given year. The amount is the domestic box office gross, in millions of dollars. Year Movie Amount (millions) 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 423.32 2007 Spider-Man 3 336.53 2008 The Dark Knight 533.35 2009 Avatar 760.51 2010 Toy Story 3 415.00 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 381.01 2012 The Avengers 623.28 2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 424.67 2014 American Sniper 350.13 Let  M = M(y)  denote the highest grossing movie in year y, and let  B = B(y)  denote the gross for that movie. (a) Give the values of  M(2014)  and  B(2014). M(2014) =  ---Select--- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Spider-Man 3 The Dark Knight Avatar Toy Story 3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Avengers The Hunger Games: Catching Fire American Sniper B(2014) = $  million (b) Use functional notation to indicate the amount for the movie with the highest gross in 2012.

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The table below shows the highest grossing movies of the given year. The amount is the domestic box office gross, in millions of dollars.

Year Movie Amount
(millions)
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest
423.32
2007 Spider-Man 3 336.53
2008 The Dark Knight 533.35
2009 Avatar 760.51
2010 Toy Story 3 415.00
2011 Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows: Part 2
381.01
2012 The Avengers 623.28
2013 The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
424.67
2014 American Sniper 350.13

Let 

M = M(y)

 denote the highest grossing movie in year y, and let 

B = B(y)

 denote the gross for that movie.

(a) Give the values of 
M(2014)
 and 
B(2014).

M(2014) =  ---Select--- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Spider-Man 3 The Dark Knight Avatar Toy Story 3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Avengers The Hunger Games: Catching Fire American Sniper
B(2014) = $  million

(b) Use functional notation to indicate the amount for the movie with the highest gross in 2012.
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M = M(y) denote the highest grossing movie in year y,
B = B(y) denote the gross for that movie
 
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