Question

The yearly profits of a new small business, in hundreds of dollars, during its first 10 years can be modeled by p(x) = x3 + x2 – 2x + 31, where x is the number of years since the business opened. What was the yearly profit in year 6?






$27,100


$13,700


$28,300


$14,000

Answer 1

plug in 6 for x and solve

Answer 2

answer is 27,100