The cost C in dollars of removing p % of the air pollutants in the stack emissions of a utility company is modeled by the equation below. Determine the percent of air pollutants in the stack emissions that can be removed for $$480,000\$ 480,000$ . $C=160,000p100−p\mathrm { C } = \frac { 160,000 p } { 100 - p }$

A) $\%$
B) $\%$
C) $\%$
D) $\%$
E) $\%$

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The cost C in dollars of removing p % of the air pollutants in the stack emissions of a utility company is modeled by the equation below. Determine the percent of air pollutants in the stack emissions that can be removed for

$480,000\$ 480,000

.

C=160,000p100−p\mathrm { C } = \frac { 160,000 p } { 100 - p }

A)

\%

B)

\%

C)

\%

D)

\%

E)

\%

jonathan capocci · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :   Given the cost C = $480,000, we substitute this value into the equation and solve for p:   480 , 000 = 160 , 000 p 100 − p 480,000 = \frac{160,000p}{100-p} 480 , 000 = 100 − p 160 , 000 p ​  . Solving this equation yields p = 75%.

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