Question

1.

The sales of lawn mowers t years after a particular model is introduced is given by the function y = 5500 ln (9t + 4), where y is the number of mowers sold. How many mowers will be sold 3 years after a model is introduced?

Round the answer to the nearest hundred.

18,100 mowers

40,100 mowers

8,200 mowers

18,900 mowers

Answer 1

D - 18,900 mowers

Explanation:

To determine the number of lawn mowers sold 3 years after a model is introduced, we can substitute t = 3 into the given function.

y = 5500 ln (9t + 4)

Let's calculate it step by step:

y = 5500 ln (9(3) + 4)

y = 5500 ln (27 + 4)

y = 5500 ln (31)

y ≈ 5500 * 3.4339872

y ≈ 18,886.43

Therefore, approximately 18,886 mowers will be sold 3 years after the model is introduced.