The equation gives the estimated number of employees at a certain business, where is the number of years since the business opened.
Which of the following is the best interpretation of the number 5 in this context?
Explanation
Setup: In , the coefficient is the value when .
Solve: . So 5 is the estimated number of employees when the business opened.
Answer: B) The estimated number of employees when the business opened
Traps:
- A) describes an additive rate, not an exponential initial value.
- C) describes the factor , not 5.
- D) confuses the input with the output value.