M = 6 - 5n hope this helps
The Answer Would Be 90000.
One pie costs 0.10
you are buying 40 pies so...
40 x 0.10 = $4
one cup of coffee costs 0.50
you are buying 20 coffee so...
20 x 0.50 = $10
$4 + $10 = $14
It costs $14 to buy 40 pieces of pie and 20 cups of coffee
You can find the number of x intercepts by setting f(x) equal to zero giving you 0=x^4-5x^2. You can factor out an x^2 and divide on both sides (when you divide 0 by anything it is still zero so the x^2 disappears), and you are left with 0=x^2-5, which you can solve easily giving you x=+/- sqrt(5). However, the original equation also has an x intercept at (0,0) which you can see by plugging 0 in for x. So the grand total of x intercepts is 3!
