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A small lake in a state park has become polluted by runoff from a factory upstream. The cost for removing p percent of the pollution from the lake is given, in thousands of dollars, byC=25⁢p100-pHow much of the pollution can be removed for $75,000.

Name: a small lake in a state park has become polluted by runoff from a factory upstream the cost for removing p percent of the pollution from the lake is given in thousands of dollars byc25p100 p 92857
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Description: a small lake in a state park has become polluted by runoff from a factory upstream the cost for removing p percent of the pollution from the lake is given in thousands of dollars byc25p100 p 92857

          A small lake in a state park has become polluted by runoff from a factory upstream. The cost for removing p percent of the pollution from the lake is given, in thousands of dollars, byC=25⁢p100-pHow much of the pollution can be removed for $75,000.

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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07/06/2022

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The cost function for removing p percent of the pollution is given by: \[ C = \frac{25p}{100 - p} \] We need to find the value of p when the cost $ C $ is $75,000, which is represented as 75 in thousands of dollars. Show more…

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A small lake in a state park has become polluted by runoff from a factory upstream. The cost for removing p percent of the pollution from the lake is given, in thousands of dollars, byC=25⁢p100-pHow much of the pollution can be removed for $75,000.