There were people at a football match

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Linear Equations in Two Variables · Linear Equations in Two Variables

Problem

There were 14 00014\,000 people at a football match. After the game, they left the stadium at a rate of 500500 people per minute. (a) Write a formula for the number nn of people left in the stadium after mm minutes. (b) Draw a graph to show the relationship between nn and mm. (c) How long will it take until there are only 10 00010\,000 people left in the stadium?

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