A charter company will provide a plane for a fare of $60 each for 20 or fewer passengers. For each passenger in excess of 20, the fare is decreased $2 per person for everyone. What number of passengers will produce the greatest revenue for the company?

Trent Carpenter

Trent Carpenter

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2020-10-31

A charter company will provide a plane for a fare of $60 each for 20 or fewer passengers. For each passenger in excess of 20, the fare is decreased $2 per person for everyone. What number of passengers will produce the greatest revenue for the company?

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Nicole Conner

Nicole Conner

Skilled2020-11-01Added 97 answers

1:
(20+x)
2:
(60-2x)
3:
f(x)=(20+x)(60-2x)
=2x2=20x+1200
4:
x=b2a
=202(2)=5

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