Question

A coffee shop is running a promotion where a number of free coffee samples are given away each day. The equation above can be used to model the number of free coffee samples, y, that remain to be given away x days after the promotion began. What does it mean that (11, 0) is a solution to this equation?

110xy = 1,210
A) During the promotion, 11 samples are given away each day.
B) It takes 11 days during the promotion to see 1,210 customers.
C) It takes 11 days during the promotion until none of the samples are remaining.
D) There are 11 samples available at the start of the promotion

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

First, let us clarify what (11, 0) represent

(x, y) ---> (11, 0)

The values are as followed:

x = 11

y = 0

If the problem states that x is the number of days after the promotion started, then it will be 11 days.

When we assert that it has been 11 days, we rule answers A and D.

If the problem states that y is the number of free coffee samples that remain after 11 days (because x is included in this statement), then it will be 0 samples.

Therefore, the answer will be C. After 11 days of the promotion, there will be 0 samples that are left.