Question

The number of people waiting in a line to buy tickets x minutes after a ticket booth open and is given by the expression 70-5x what does the value 70 represent

Answer 1

70 represents the starting amount of people in the line. For every minute, their is 5 less patrons. So let's say x equals 4.
70-5(4)
70-20
50
So in 4 minutes there will only be 50 people in the line. I hope this helps explain the entire equation, and the answer is 70 represents the starting amount of people in the line.

Answer 2

Initial number of people in the line.

Explanation:

Here, the expression that represents the number of people waiting for ticket in the line after x minutes is,

`70-5(x)`

Initially,

x = 0 minutes,

Thus, the initial number of people waiting for ticket in the line = 70 - 5(0) = 70