Question

The table below represents the cost, in hundreds of thousands of dollars, for operating a factory for x hours. The data is modeled by the function .



Approximately how many hours of operation will result in a cost of $310,000?

4.25
4.5
4.75
5.0

Answer 1

I can’t solve this as written because the model (the function or the table) is missing from your message. Please paste the function (or the table) so I can set it equal to the cost and solve.

Steps I will follow once you provide it:
1. Convert $310,000 into the same units used by the function: 310,000 = 3.10 (hundreds of thousands).
2. Set the model equal to 3.10 and solve for x.
3. Choose the solution that matches one of the given options (4.25, 4.5, 4.75, 5.0).

Paste the function or the table and I’ll finish it.