Naylee is planning a company picnic. The equation below can be used to determine the cost of the picnic in dollars, c, where n is the number of employees attending.
c = [0.1(n + 5.86)]2 + 10,811

If 503 employees are attending the picnic, which of the following is the best estimate of the cost of the picnic?

Question

Naylee is planning a company picnic. The equation below can be used to determine the cost of the picnic in dollars, c, where n is the number of employees attending.
c = [0.1(n + 5.86)]2 + 10,811

If 503 employees are attending the picnic, which of the following is the best estimate of the cost of the picnic?

anonymous · Answer

c = 10912.8

anonymous · Answer

instead of n = 503. 
$\Large c=[0.1(503 + 5.86)]2 + 10,811 =0.2\times508.86+10.811=112.583$