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Solve the Problem C(x)=500x140xC ( x ) = \frac { 500 x } { 140 - x }

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Solve the problem.
-A power company burns coal to generate electricity. The cost C x (in $1000) to remove x% of the air pollutants is given by: C(x) =500x140xC ( x ) = \frac { 500 x } { 140 - x }
a. Compute the cost to remove 25% of the air pollutants.
b. If the power company budgets $1.4 million for pollution control, what percentage of the air Pollutants can be removed?


A) a. 250000023\frac { 2500000 } { 23 }
b. 135.17%135.17 \%

B) a. 250023\frac { 2500 } { 23 }
b. 135.17%135.17 \%

C) a. 250023\frac { 2500 } { 23 }
b. 103.16%103.16 \%

D) a. 250000023\frac { 2500000 } { 23 }
b. 103.16%103.16 \%

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