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How to write a parabola from a museum admitions question?

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Mike asked: Ok, here is the question.... A museum has an admission fee of $14 and averages 300 visitors per day. The museum board decides to raise the fee. Research indicates that for every $1 increase, there would be 10 fewer visitors per day. What admission fee would maximize the ...

I don’t understand how to get this answer?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

kelcourtney13 asked: Suppose a traveler wanted to visit a museum, an art gallery, and the state capitol building. 45-minute tours are offered at each attraction hourly from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. (6 different hours). Solve the problem, disregarding travel time. In how many ways could the traveler schedule all three ...