SOLUTION: Paul and Andy share in the profits of a pet supplies store. If the total profit is $80,000 and p is the amount of profit Paul recieves, write an expression for the amount Andy rec

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Question 221272: Paul and Andy share in the profits of a pet supplies store. If the total profit is $80,000 and p is the amount of profit Paul recieves, write an expression for the amount Andy recieves.
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
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ok, so we can say that A is what Andy gets and P is what Paul gets so
A%2BP=80000 so we just have to solve for A, we can subtract P from both sides
A%2BP-P=80000-P
A=80000-P