Question

The number of people waiting in a line to buy tickets x minutes after a ticket booth opened is given by the expression 70−5x .

What does the value 70 represent?




the number of people in the line when the ticket booth opened

the number of people who bought tickets every minute

the number of minutes it takes to sell all the tickets

the total number of tickets available

Answer 1

the number if people in line when the booth opened.

Explanation:

70-5x: the number goes down by 5 people per minute. So for example if it has been 10 minutes, 50 people would’ve been given their tickets.