Question

a construction crew is paving a road. the function graphed below shows the distance, ( p(x) ) (in kilometers), that is left to be paved after the crew has been working ( x ) weeks.
find ( p(6) ) and interpret this value.
(a) ( p(6)= )
(b) the answer to part (a) means that after the crew has been working for weeks, they will have kilometers left to pave.

Explanation:

Step1: Locate \(x = 6\) on the x - axis

Find the corresponding point on the graph.

Step2: Read the y - value

The y - value at \(x = 6\) is \(P(6)=70\)

Answer:

(a) \(P(6)=70\)
(b) The answer to part (a) means that after the crew has been working for \(6\) weeks, they will have \(70\) kilometers left to pave.