To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute the value of x as 2011 into the given function.
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011 into the function:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating the expression on the right side:
f(2011) = 3547.482 - 3242
f(2011) ≈ 305.482
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $305.482 billion in 2011 on research and development.
A large pharmaceutical company uses the function f(x)= 1.762x-3242 to model the amount of money, in billion of dollars, it spends each year on research and developmen where x corresponds to the year. Use the function to predict the amount of money it will spend in 2011.
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That’s not right
You're right, I apologize for the calculation mistake. Let's re-evaluate the prediction.
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute the value of x as 2011 into the given function.
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011 into the function:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating the expression on the right side:
f(2011) = 3548.782 - 3242
f(2011) ≈ 305.782
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $305.782 billion in 2011 on research and development.
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute the value of x as 2011 into the given function.
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011 into the function:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating the expression on the right side:
f(2011) = 3548.782 - 3242
f(2011) ≈ 305.782
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $305.782 billion in 2011 on research and development.
That’s not right either
I apologize for the mistake. Let's try again:
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute the value of x = 2011 into the given function:
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating:
f(2011) = 3542.282 - 3242
f(2011) ≈ 300.282
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $300.282 billion in 2011 on research and development.
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute the value of x = 2011 into the given function:
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating:
f(2011) = 3542.282 - 3242
f(2011) ≈ 300.282
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $300.282 billion in 2011 on research and development.
Do it right
Apologies for the previous incorrect responses. Here's the correct calculation:
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute x = 2011 into the given function:
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating:
f(2011) = 3545.182 - 3242
f(2011) = 303.182
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $303.182 billion in 2011 on research and development.
To predict the amount of money the company will spend in 2011, we need to substitute x = 2011 into the given function:
f(x) = 1.762x - 3242
Substituting x = 2011:
f(2011) = 1.762(2011) - 3242
Calculating:
f(2011) = 3545.182 - 3242
f(2011) = 303.182
Therefore, the company is predicted to spend approximately $303.182 billion in 2011 on research and development.
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