a) the answer of the substitute is 300
b) the answer of the substitute is 7027/300 or 23.423
The answer is: "p = 2" .
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Explanation:
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Given:
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" 8p + 8 = 10 + 7p " ; Solve for "p" ;
Subtract "7p" from each side of the equation; & subtract "8" from each side of the equation; as follows:
8p + 8 − 7p − 8 = 10 + 7p − 7p <span>− 8 ;
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to get:
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"p = 2 " ; which is our answer.
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We are given function: y= 
Where, x is the number of hours after 5a.m.
We need to approximates the number of people standing in line to catch a commuter train at 7 a.m.
From 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. total number of hours = 7-5 = 2 hours.
So, we need to plug x=2 in the given function.
Plugging x=2 in
, we get

Let us simplify it now.
2^2= 4.
Therefore,

= -20.524 + 63.642 - 3.333.
= 39.785 or 40 approximately.
Therefore, the number of people in line at 7 a.m. is approximately 40 people.
Option D.40 is correct option.