1. The number of paintings that John Clark sells each month can be modeled by

Question

1. The number of paintings that John Clark sells each month can be modeled by P = 2m +30 where m is the number of months since he started selling paintings. a. In month 6, how many paintings will John sell? b. In what month will he sell 50 paintings?

Answer 1

p = 2m + 30

 

In month 6 he will sell a total of

p = 2(6) + 30 = 42 paintings

 

b.  In what month will he sell 50 paintings?

     2m + 30 = 50

     2m = 20

     m = 10

 

In the 10th month he will sell 50 paintings