How to write a parabola from a museum admitions question?

September 25th, 2009 | by Kert |
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 revenue?

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What im looking for is a complete answer with work written out, i am also wondering how make an equation for a porabola from the information given.

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