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Can someone help me with this math problem? Please?
During the summer, Magic Mountain can hold a maximum of 35,000 people at the park. On a given Saturday, the park grew at a rate of 20 people per minute plus 100 people that were in the park when it first opened.
There's 8 questions in total based on the story above, and one of them is....
How many people are in the park at: a) 20 minutes, b) 30 min c) 40 min d) 50 min e) 1 day?
20 minute = 500 people
30 minute = 700 people
40 minute = 900 people
50 minute = 1100 people
1 day (24 hours) = ???
I don't get the last one. The equation to the problem is y = 20x + 100, so for 1 day or 24 hours, the problem is supposed to be 20 x 24 + 100? But the answer is 580, which is less than minute 50. So is that the answer or is it something else? Please help!
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You're using minutes for a) to d), ie. y= 20x(no. of minutes) + 100, but in e) you've made the mistake of using 24 as the x value, which is wrong, as it is the time in hours. Try y = 20 x (24x60) + 100. Hope this helps.
Source(s): Just me and my brain. - 1 decade ago
(20 minutes) 500x3 (20 x 3 = 60 (minutes) = 1500x24 (24 hours in a day) = 36,000
