Question

In a certain year, the amount A of garbage in pounds produced after t days buy an average household is given by A=8.5t, how many days did it take for the average household to produce 150 pounds of garbage. It took how many days to produce 150 pounds of trash

Answer 1

Can someone help me

Answer 2

Plug A = 150 -> t = ...?

Answer 3

so would I subtract 150 from 8.5

Answer 4

A = 8.5t
150 = 8.5*t
-> t = 150/ 8.5 = ...?

Answer 5

141.5

Answer 6

would it be 141.5

Answer 7

can you come back and help me

Answer 8

There's nothing more for me to help, because all you do is to input the numbers into your calculator!

Answer 9

is that 150-8.5

Answer 10

hello what do i put into the calculator 150-8.5

Answer 11

If I subtract it I got 141.5

Answer 12

is it 141.5

Answer 13

Oh, I don't know that you don't understand the divide notation:
-> t = 150/ 8.5 = ...?

Answer 14

ok got ya so I divide 150 by8.5

Answer 15

17,64705882

Answer 16

is that it

Answer 17

t = 18 days

Answer 18

ok thanks

Answer 19

How would one graph this?