Question

Shawna and her best friend Keisha go shopping. The function p(x) = 3x4 + 2x3 − 4x2 + 21 represents how much money each girl spent based on the number of hours they were shopping. If Shawna and Keisha each go shopping for 2 hours, how much money did they spend together? $37 $69 $101 $138 Question 9(M

Answer 1

Answer:

$69

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the amount of money each girl spent based on the number of hours they were shopping modeled by the function p(x) = 3x4 + 2x3 − 4x2 + 21

To get how much they spend together if each go shopping for 2hours, we will substitute x = 2 into the given function as shown:

p(2) = 3(2)⁴ + 2(2)³ − 4(2)² + 21

p(2) = 3(16) + 2(8) − 4(4) + 21

p(2) = 48 + 16 − 16 + 21

p(2) = 48+21

p(2) = 69

Therefore they spend $69 together