Solve the Problem $y = - 5 x + 560$ To Predict the Decline in Sales of a Toy After

question 438

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A toy company uses the linear model $y = - 5 x + 560$ to predict the decline in sales of a toy after it has been on the market more than one year. If $\mathrm { x }$ is the number of months after the first year and $\mathrm { y }$ is the number of toys sold in hundreds during that month, how many toys will be sold 7 months after the first year?

• A) \(- 279,300\) toys
• B) \(- 11,060\) toys
• C) 59,500 toys
• D) 52,500 toys

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