Q:

Which situation could be modeled by the function y = 400(1 – 0.17)x?

Accepted Solution

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Answer:A model of the profit that a company makes for a certain number of a given product.Step-by-step explanation:Imagine that you have to calculate the amount of money that you will earn in profit by selling a certain amount of products that are sold at 400 dollars, and you need 17% of that amount to cover for expenses, or production costs, so the formula would be y=400(1-017)x that would represent the amount of money earned in profit.