The same amount of trash from a landfill is recycled every day. The function below shows the total number of tons of trash n left in the landfill after x days. Assume that new trash is not added to the landfill.

n = 50000 - 1000x

What does the number 1000 represent?

Question

The same amount of trash from a landfill is recycled every day. The function below shows the total number of tons of trash n left in the landfill after x days. Assume that new trash is not added to the landfill.

n = 50000 - 1000x

What does the number 1000 represent?

farawayfaith · Answer

Any ideas?

anonymous · Answer

Amount of trash left after 1 day
Amount of trash recycled in x days
Amount of trash recycled every day
Amount of trash originally in the landfill

anonymous · Answer

I think its D

anonymous · Answer

am i right? @farawayfaith

farawayfaith · Answer

Actually I think 50000 would be the amount of trash originally in the landfill
1000 is being multiplied by days and subtracted from 50000 so what does that tell us

anonymous · Answer

B? the amount of trash recycled in x days

farawayfaith · Answer

I believe it's either b or c but I'm leaning more towards c because it doesn't give us a specific amount of x days

farawayfaith · Answer

Hope I helped! :)