The Cost C (In Millions of Dollars) Removing P% the Industrial

question 12

Multiple Choice

The cost C (in millions of dollars) removing p% the industrial and municipal pollu- tants discharged into a river is given by $C = \frac { 245 p } { 100 - p } , 0 \leq p \leq 100$ Select the correct graph of the cost function.

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