the function f(x) 100,000x/100-x models the cost in dollars for removing x percnet of the pollutants from a bayou in which a company dumped creosol. find the cost of removing 60 and then 80% of the pollutants from the bayou. Can the company every remove 100% of the pollutants from the bayou? Explain

This is pretty straightforward calculating.

if x were 30 percent,
cost=100,000*30/70 Now what are you having difficulty with?

can the company ever remove 100% of the pollutants from the bayou, explain.

100,000*60/100-.60 is how I calculated this. then the 80 and then 100 I calculated the denominator as 100-1.0. I wasn't sure if the denominator was correct nor did I understand how to answer the last question.

To find the cost of removing a specific percentage of pollutants from the bayou using the given function f(x) = 100,000x / (100 - x), we need to substitute the given percentage into the equation. Let's calculate the cost of removing 60% and then 80% of the pollutants from the bayou.

1. Cost of removing 60% of pollutants:
We'll substitute x = 60 into the equation:
f(60) = 100,000 * 60 / (100 - 60)
= 100,000 * 60 / 40
= 150,000 dollars

Therefore, the cost of removing 60% of the pollutants from the bayou is 150,000 dollars.

2. Cost of removing 80% of pollutants:
We'll substitute x = 80 into the equation:
f(80) = 100,000 * 80 / (100 - 80)
= 100,000 * 80 / 20
= 400,000 dollars

Therefore, the cost of removing 80% of the pollutants from the bayou is 400,000 dollars.

Now, let's analyze whether the company can ever remove 100% of the pollutants from the bayou using the given function f(x).

To remove 100% of the pollutants, we would need to substitute x = 100 into the equation:
f(100) = 100,000 * 100 / (100 - 100)

However, in this case, we get a division by zero, which is undefined. Therefore, the function is not defined for x = 100, meaning that it is not possible to remove 100% of the pollutants from the bayou using this equation.

Explanation:
The given function f(x) = 100,000x / (100 - x) models the cost in dollars for removing x% of the pollutants. To find the cost for a specific percentage, we substitute that percentage into the function. However, the function is undefined for x = 100, which means it is not possible to remove 100% of the pollutants using this equation.