Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed {\sf \$15.06 \ billion }}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the function f(x). This is the value of diamond production for the year in billions.
[tex]f(x)= 0.21x+13.8[/tex]
We want to find the value of the diamond production in 2006.
We know that x is the number of years after 2000. The year 2006 was 6 years after 2000 because 2006 - 2000 = 6. Therefore, x (years after 2000) is equal to 6. We can substitute 6 in for x.
[tex]f(6)= 0.21(6)+ 13.8[/tex]
Solve according to PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction).
Multiply 0.21 and 6.
[tex]f(6)= 1.26+13.8[/tex]
Add 1.26 and 13.8
[tex]f(6)=15.06[/tex]
Remember the answer is in billions of dollars.
[tex]f(6)= \$ 15.06 \ billion[/tex]
Diamond production in 2006 is expected to be worth 15.06 billion dollars.