The cost, in millions, to remove x% of pollution in a pond is modeled by the equation: C=6350/(425-3x)
What is the cost to remove 75% of the pollution? Plug in and calculate, do not convert to a decimal.
, what value of x would make the equation undefined?
Hint: Think about what makes an equation undefined. Then calculate what value would make this equation undefined.
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obviously the denominator cannot be zero.
That would happen when 425 - 3x= 0 or when x = .75
cost = 6350/(425 - 3(.25)) = 14.967
it would cost about 15 million
To find the cost of removing 75% of the pollution, we need to substitute x = 75 into the equation C = 6350/(425 - 3x).
So, let's plug in x = 75 into the equation:
C = 6350/(425 - 3x)
C = 6350/(425 - 3(75))
C = 6350/(425 - 225)
C = 6350/200
Now, we just need to simplify the expression:
C = 31.75
Therefore, the cost to remove 75% of the pollution is 31.75 million.