Question

The Mathalot Company makes and sells textbooks. They have one linear function that represents the cost of producing textbooks and another linear function that models how much income they get from those textbooks. Describe the key features that would determine if these linear functions ever intersected.

Answer 1

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

Answer 2

They will intercept if it ever cost just as much money to sell and make the books.

Answer 3

Any questions or ?

Answer 4

I really don't understand it. could you help explain it?

Answer 5

@dtan5457

Answer 6

What they are saying that there are two lines ona graph. One shows the cost of producing textbooks when more are created, while the other shows how much money they get for those textbooks. I have two graphs that show this:

Answer 7

@strawberrylove2016, does this make sense?

Answer 8

As you can see, as they make more textbooks, it cost more money to make them, but they earn more money the more they sell, right? That makes sense in real life as well

Answer 9

yes, so if the 2 lines ever intersected, it means that at that one point, the cost to make was the same as the cost to sell

Answer 10

So, now, lets assume at one point the lines cross over:

Answer 11

yea i starting to understand, just a little more explaining please

Answer 12

What does that mean?

Answer 13

It says in the question at one point, the line showing how much it costs intersects with a line showing how much money they earnt

Answer 14

type late, but i get it know! thanks so much!!!!!!

Answer 15

i liked your response, nice graphs

Answer 16

Thanks @dtan5457 :)

Answer 17

no problem :)

Answer 18

well just one more.

Answer 19

Good. Just close this question and ask a new one :)