Question

Todd is attempting to predict how much money his furniture company will

make based on the amount raw materials the company currently has at its
disposal. The average profit from the sale of 1 piece of furniture can be
expressed as X+4 and the average number of pieces of furniture that can be
made using the current supply of raw materials can be expressed as X - 4.
What polynomial function can Todd use to calculate the average profit?

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

The average profit from the sale of 1 piece of furniture = x+4

The average number of pieces of furniture that can be made using the current supply of raw materials = x - 4

The average profit = The average profit from the sale of 1 piece × The average number of pices that can be made

Hence,

`F(x)=(x+4)(x-4)`

Use the difference of squares formula:

`F(x)=x^2-4^2\\ \\F(x)=x^2-16`