The manager of a local hotel knows that on holiday weekends if they charge $112 per room they will book all 100 of the rooms in the hotel. For every $40 increase in price, they will book 5 fewer rooms. Write an equation that represents the number of rooms rented as a function of price.

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The manager of a local hotel knows that on holiday weekends if they charge $112 per room
they will book all 100 of the rooms in the hotel. For every $40 increase in price, they will
book 5 fewer rooms. Write an equation that represents the number of rooms rented as a
function of price.
Transcribed Image Text:The manager of a local hotel knows that on holiday weekends if they charge $112 per room they will book all 100 of the rooms in the hotel. For every $40 increase in price, they will book 5 fewer rooms. Write an equation that represents the number of rooms rented as a function of price.
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