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QUESTION:

Suppose the function $P (x) = 75 x - 500$ represents the profit a company makes by selling $x$ sweatshirts. What is the meaning of the slope in this equation?

Each additional sweatshirt that the company sells will increase the profit by $500.

Each additional sweatshirt that the company sells will decrease the profit by $500.

Each additional sweatshirt that the company sells will increase the profit by $75.

Each additional sweatshirt that the company sells will decrease the profit by $75.

ANSWER: Each additional sweatshirt that the company sells will increase the profit by $75.

Posted by Cleveland on September 18, 2024