The number of customers for a new online business can be modeled by y = 8x2 + 100x + 250, where x represents the number of months since the business started. Which is the best prediction for the number of customers in month 20?

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10 November, 02:07

The number of customers for a new online business can be modeled by y = 8x2 + 100x + 250, where x represents the number of months since the business started. Which is the best prediction for the number of customers in month 20?

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Hector Farmer · Answer 1

Hector Farmer 10 November, 02:16

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Edwin Peck · Answer 2

The best prediction for the number of customers is 5450.

To find this value, you just need to plug in 20 for x into the expression. Then, evaluate it using the order of operations.

8 (20) ^2 + 100 (20) + 250

8 (400) + 100 (20) + 250

3200 + 2000 + 250

5450