Question

In a video game, minerals are mined at a rate of 0.8 minerals per second. The player starts off with 250 minerals. This can be represented by M(s) = 250 + 0.8s. What does M(45) represent?
The time to mine 45 minerals


The number of minerals mined in 45 seconds


The time to mine 250 minerals


None of these

Answer 1

The answer is... the number mined in 45s or 45 seconds. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:
The number of minerals mined in 45 seconds

Explanation:
The given equation is:
M(s) = 250 + 0.8s

Let's check each term in this equation:
M(s) represents the minerals mined in s seconds
250 is the initial value
0.8s represents the rate of increase of the minerals mined in s seconds

Now, based on the above:
M(45) would represent the minerals mined at s=45 seconds

Hope this helps :)