The number of customers for a new online business can be modeled by y = 8x2 + 100x + 250, where x represents the number of months since the business started. Which is the best prediction for the number of customers in month 20?

The best prediction for the number of customers is 5450.

To find this value, you just need to plug in 20 for x into the expression. Then, evaluate it using the order of operations.

8 (20) ^2 + 100 (20) + 250

8 (400) + 100 (20) + 250

3200 + 2000 + 250

5450

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