document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=418580>Question 418580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A movie theater is &#64257;lled to capacity with 400 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After the movie ends, people start leaving at the rate of 50 each<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find an equation for N, the number of people in the theater, as a function of t, the number of minutes after the movie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ends. Enter your answer as an equation, such as N = 5t -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) For what values of t does the equation make sense in practical terms.<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 #292897 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=292897\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> N= 400-50t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When N= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400 = 50t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=400/50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=8 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 8 minutes the theater is empty. </SPAN>\n" );
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