$\text { A real estate office handles an apartment complex with } 50 \text { units. When the rent is }$

question 30

Multiple Choice

$\text { A real estate office handles an apartment complex with } 50 \text { units. When the rent is }$ $\$ 800$ per month, all 50 units are occupied. However, when the rent is $\$ 845$ , the average number of occupied units drops to 47 . Assume that the relationship between the monthly rent $p$ and the demand $x$ is linear. Write a linear equation giving the demand $x$ in terms of the rent $p$ .

• A) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 15 } ( 1595 - p )\)
• B) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 15 } ( 1505 + p )\)
• C) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 45 } ( 1550 + p )\)
• D) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 15 } ( 1550 - p )\)
• E) \(x = \frac { 1 } { 45 } ( 1595 - p )\)

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