The same amount of trash is dumped into a landfill every day. The function below shows the total number of tons of trash n in the landfill after x days:

n = 2000x + 1000

What does the number 2000 represent?

Question

The same amount of trash is dumped into a landfill every day. The function below shows the total number of tons of trash n in the landfill after x days:

n = 2000x + 1000

What does the number 2000 represent?

periodicninja · Answer

a Amount of trash originally in the landfill
 b Amount of trash added to the landfill every day
 c Rate at which the total trash increases every day
 d Rate at which the total trash is recycled every day

periodicninja · Answer

help someone :(

anx · Answer

It's a systems of equality question. 

if 

n=2000x+1000 where x is equal to time elapsed in days. 

x just describes the amount of trash 

2000 has to be in relationship to the amount started with, or amount added daily.

which one makes the most sense to you?

periodicninja · Answer

@anx b?

agent0smith · Answer

b Amount of trash added to the landfill every day
 c Rate at which the total trash increases every day

not seeing a difference between those two

periodicninja · Answer

so than its a @agent0smith

agent0smith · Answer

I didn't imply that at all.

anx · Answer

2000 just represents a baseline value for the trash.

periodicninja · Answer

@agent0smith i ruled it out cause of your reply