Answer: b) 625 - 25 |x - 1990| = 550
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the question,
The annual profit of a company was determined by subtracting from $625,000 the product of $25,000 and the number of years either before or after 1990.
That is, On x year the total profit is,
P(x) = 625,000 - 25,000 |x - 1990|
But again according to the question,
On x years the profit is $ 550,000
Thus, 625,000 - 25,000 |x - 1990| = 550,000
⇒ 625 - 25 |x - 1990| = 550 ( by dividing both sides by 1000)
Therefore, Option b) is correct.
