Asked by vianna trigueros on Apr 29, 2024
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An airline offers daily flights between Chicago and Denver. The total monthly cost C (in millions of dollars) of these flights is modeled by C=0.2x+1C = \sqrt { 0.2 x + 1 }C=0.2x+1 , x≥0x \geq 0x≥0 , where x is measured in thousands of passengers. The total cost of the flights in June is 2.8 million dollars. How many thousand passengers flew in June? Round your answer to the nearest thousand.
A) 19 thousands passengers
B) 44 thousands passengers
C) 34 thousands passengers
D) 39 thousands passengers
E) 999 thousands passengers
Model
A representation or abstraction of a real-world situation, phenomenon, or system, often used for analysis or prediction.
Thousands Passengers
Thousands Passengers refer to a unit of measurement, often used in transportation statistics, to quantify the number of passengers in multiples of thousands.
- Utilize equations in practical scenarios, including oscillation of pendulums and market demand functions.
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Zybrea KnightMay 05, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
To find the number of thousand passengers (x) that flew in June, we set the total cost C to 2.8 million dollars and solve for x in the equation C=0.2x+1C = \sqrt{0.2x + 1}C=0.2x+1 . Plugging in 2.8 for C gives us 2.8=0.2x+12.8 = \sqrt{0.2x + 1}2.8=0.2x+1 . Squaring both sides of the equation to eliminate the square root gives us 7.84=0.2x+17.84 = 0.2x + 17.84=0.2x+1 . Solving for x, we subtract 1 from both sides to get 6.84=0.2x6.84 = 0.2x6.84=0.2x , and then divide by 0.2 to find x=34x = 34x=34 . Therefore, 34 thousand passengers flew in June.
Learning Objectives
- Utilize equations in practical scenarios, including oscillation of pendulums and market demand functions.