6 p=2,000s +15,000
A state government uses the equation above to
estimate the average population p for a town
with s schools. Which of the following best
describes the meaning of the number 2,000 in the
equation?
A) The average number of students at each
school in a town
B) The average number of schools in each
town
The estimated increase in a town's
population for each additional school
D) The estimated population of a town
without any schools