SOLUTION: If something was purchased at $X, and sold for $28, making X profit, what was the cost of that something? Not certain, but does it have something to do with X^2?

SOLUTION: If something was purchased at $X, and sold for $28, making X profit, what was the cost of that something? Not certain, but does it have something to do with X^2?

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Question 1043574: If something was purchased at $X, and sold for $28, making X profit, what was the cost of that something?
Not certain, but does it have something to do with X^2?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
revenue minus cost is profit.

Your description says, and question is about finding cost.

, and you are looking for solution of X, which was described as C, the cost. Once understood, SOLVE FOR X.
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