Question

Peach Produces pays its employees by the formula of P(b) = 5/2b + 45 ,where p(b) is the employee's total pay and b is the number of bushels of peaches picked. According to the formula, what is the rate employees are paid per bushel of peaches picked?

A. $2.50
B. $5.00
C. $2.00
D. $45.00

Answer 1

The rate is $2.5

Explanation:

Given that the expression for the pay of employee is given as

P(b) = 5/2b + 45

we can simplify the fraction and write it as decimal as

P(b) = 2.5b + 45

This means that the employees have a fixed pay of $45

and also a rate of $2.5 per peaches picked

therefore the answer is A. $2.5

The rate is $2.5