document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26996>Question 26996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In most businesses, increasing prices of their product can have a negative effect on the number of customers of the business. A bus company in a small town has an average number of riders of 800 per day. The bus company charges $2.25 for a ride. They conducted a survey of their customers and found that they will lose approximately 40 customers per day for each $.25 increase in fare.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the descriptions above, identify the graph of the function (line, parabola, hyperbola, or exponential), explain your choice, and give the domain and range of the function.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (800+2.25x)(0.25x-40)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200x+0.5625x^2-32000-90x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110x+0.5625x^2-32000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For every $0.25 decrease about 160 customers will come.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The graph is a parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the domain and range. Start with -2 for x and solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Go from -2 to 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. -2----3417.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DO this upto 2 and as x aprroches a numerical value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Domain is the independant or the x-value and the range is the dependant or the y-value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PAul. </SPAN>\n" );
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