The Number of Cases of Flu Seen by Doctors at a County

question 24

Multiple Choice

The number of cases of flu seen by doctors at a county health clinic each week during a 10-week period is described by the quadratic function f ( x ) = -4 x ² + 40 x (graphed in the illustration) . What point gives us information of the most cases of flu?

• A)(5, 100)
• B)(8, 100)
• C)(10, 0)
• D)(5, 0)

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