CPM Homework Help : AC Problem 11-5

After noon, the number of people in Mal-Wart grows steadily until 6:00 PM. If the equation y = 228 + 58x represents the number of people in the store x hours after noon: 11-5 HW eTool (Desmos). Homework Help ✎
1. How many people were in the store at noon?
2. At what rate is the number of shoppers growing?
3. When were there 402 shoppers in the store?

Hint (a):

Find the starting value in the equation.

Answer (a):

228

Hint (b):

Find the growth rate in the equation.

Answer (b):

58 people every hour

Hint (c):

Let y equal 402 and then solve for x.