Question

Megan is starting a business selling cookies. She researched other businesses to determine the price that people are willing to pay for a dozen cookies her results can be represented by the equation n=-2p+16 where P is the price per dozen cookies and N is the number of dozens sold where does the graph of the equation cross the x-axis?

Answer 1

The graph crosses the x-axis at y = 0.

n = -2p + 16

0 = -2p + 16

2p = 16

p = 8

(8, 0)

Option C.