Question

a company's profit, P, in dollars, for producing x machines in one day is given by P= 500x - 20x^2. if the company produces 10 machines in one day, then, according to this formula, what is the profit for that day?

Answer 1

Given the formula, all you have to do is input 10 into the places where there are x.
500*10-20*10^2
500*10-20*100
5000-2000
3000
So the profit is $3000! Hope this helped!