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To supplement her income, Ms. McCormick grows lucky bamboo in her backyard garden and sells ceramic pots of bamboo to customers online. She has found that when she decreases the price per pot, the number of pots she sells each month increases. Her monthly revenue can be modeled by the expression p(964p)p(96 - 4p), where pp is the price Ms. McCormick charges for each pot of bamboo.\newlineWhat does the quantity 964p96 - 4p represent in the expression?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)the number of pots Ms. McCormick sells each month if she charges pp dollars per pot\newline(B)Ms. McCormick's monthly revenue in dollars if she charges pp dollars per pot\newline(C)the price per pot in dollars if Ms. McCormick sells pp pots of bamboo\newline(D)Ms. McCormick's monthly revenue in dollars if she sells pp pots of bamboo\newline

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Q. To supplement her income, Ms. McCormick grows lucky bamboo in her backyard garden and sells ceramic pots of bamboo to customers online. She has found that when she decreases the price per pot, the number of pots she sells each month increases. Her monthly revenue can be modeled by the expression p(964p)p(96 - 4p), where pp is the price Ms. McCormick charges for each pot of bamboo.\newlineWhat does the quantity 964p96 - 4p represent in the expression?\newlineChoices:\newline(A)the number of pots Ms. McCormick sells each month if she charges pp dollars per pot\newline(B)Ms. McCormick's monthly revenue in dollars if she charges pp dollars per pot\newline(C)the price per pot in dollars if Ms. McCormick sells pp pots of bamboo\newline(D)Ms. McCormick's monthly revenue in dollars if she sells pp pots of bamboo\newline
  1. Calculate Total Revenue: Total revenue is calculated by multiplying the price per item by the number of items sold. In the expression p(964p)p(96 - 4p), pp represents the price per pot.
  2. Determine Number of Pots Sold: The term (964p)(96 - 4p) must represent the number of pots sold, because it is being multiplied by the price per pot, pp, to calculate total revenue.
  3. Impact of Price Increase: If we increase the price pp, the expression 964p96 - 4p decreases, which means fewer pots are sold at higher prices. This matches the scenario described where lowering the price increases the number of pots sold.
  4. Relation between Price and Quantity Sold: Therefore, the quantity 964p96 - 4p represents the number of pots Ms. McCormick sells each month if she charges pp dollars per pot.

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