document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=616950>Question 616950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John rents a booth for $35.00 a day and sells ice cream cones.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His cost for each cone is $2.00 and he sells the cones for $5.00 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If John wants to make at least a $200.00 profit for the day, how many ice cream cones must he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.  118\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which would be the correct answer and please explain, the way to arrive at the answer... please.. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "He sells them for $5 each, so his revenue function is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE R(x)\ =\ 5x\"> where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> is the number sold.  His cost function is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE C(x)\ =\ 2x\ +\ 35\"> because of the $2 per cone cost plus the $35 fixed rental cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Profit is revenue minus cost, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P(x)\ =\ R(x)\ -\ C(x)\ =\ 5x\ -\ 2x\ -\ 35\ = 3x\ -\ 35\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if you want the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE P(x)\"> to be at least $200,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x\ -\ 35\ =\ 200\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> and round UP to the nearest whole number (because you can't sell a fraction of an ice cream cone).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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