Solve the Problem $y = - 45 x + 34,030$ To Predict the Decline in Sales of a Computer After

question 481

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A computer company uses the linear model $y = - 45 x + 34,030$ to predict the decline in sales of a computer after it has been on the market more than one year. If $\mathrm { x }$ is the number of months after the first year and $y$ is the number of computers sold during that month, how many computers will be sold 2 months after the first year?

• A) 33,940 computers
• B) 33,400 computers
• C) 756 computers
• D) 34,120 computers

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