document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568910>Question 568910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company predicts that it will sell y units of its product if it charges x dollars for it using the formula y=300-2.5x. In whole dollars, how much should the company charge for the product if it wants to sell 175 units. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation is for a straight line of the standard form: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175=300-2.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2.5x+300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175=-2.5x+300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=300-175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=125/2.5=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The company charge for the product should be $50<BR>\n" );
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