Solve the problem.Suppose the government wants to impose a tax on fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions. The cost benefit is modeled by  where x represents the dollars of tax per ton of carbon emitted and P represents the percent reduction in emissions of carbon. (P is in decimal form.) Determine P when  Round to three decimal places.

A. -0.14
B. -0.235
C. 0.239
D. 1.761


Answer: C

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