Does 7
8
÷
3
8
=
7
3
= 2
1
3

To check, multiply
by
3
8
.

The product is
.

Noel is hoping to make a profit (in $) on the school play and has determined the function describing the profit to be f(t) = 8t – 2654, where t is the number of tickets sold. what does the number 8 tell you?