SOLUTION: A flight costs $11,500 to operate, regardless of the number of passengers. Each ticket costs $125. Express profit, P, as a linear function of the number of passengers, n, on the fl

Question 809083: A flight costs $11,500 to operate, regardless of the number of passengers. Each ticket costs $125. Express profit, P, as a linear function of the number of passengers, n, on the flight.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p = 125n - 11500
you need 92 passengers to break even!

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