Question

A small company keeps track of its monthly profit in relation to the number of workers they

employ. Let x represent the number of employees, and let y represent the monthly profit,
where each unit in y represents $1,000 in profit.
Choose the appropriate interpretation of the meaning for the ordered pair (8, 24)

Answer 1

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Answer:

8 employees, $24,000 in monthly profit

Explanation:

We are given ...

• x = number of employees
• y = monthly profit in thousands of dollars

Then for x=8 and y=24, the interpretation is ...

for 8 employees, the monthly profit is $24,000