Problema Solution

Suppose the sales of a particular brand of appliance satisfy the relationship S(x)=140x+5000, where S(x) represents the number of sales in year x, with x=0 corresponding to 1982. Find the number of sales in 1990

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for the year of 1990 for x we have


x = 1990 - 1982


x = 8


S(8) = 140*8 + 5000


S(8) = 6,120


the sales for 1990 were 6,120.