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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The equation - 5x² + 72x + 378 models the number of students enrolled in a school where x is the number of years since the school first opened in 1990. How many students did the school have when it opened?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x= {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a=-5 b=72 c=378

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you solve this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one sec let me see

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

let x = 0 then the number of students at the start was 378

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 378?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Students

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok cool thanks!

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