document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520922>Question 520922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in the equation p(x)=12x-100 what is the meaning of the number 12 in the formula?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the meaning of -100 in the formula?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the profit for 5 different vaules of x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the meaning of the number 12 in the formula?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: It is the slope of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is the amount p increases when x increases by 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the meaning of -100 in the formula?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is the p-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is the value of P when x = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the profit for 5 different vaules of x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(1) = 12-100 = -88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(5) = 12*5-100 = -30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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