document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9597>Question 9597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Flags Inc finds that the cost to make x flags is: C=19x + 10135, while the revenue produced from them is R=37x.  What is the smallest number of flags, x, that must be sold in order to make a profit? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "37x>=19x + 10135\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18x>= 10135\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide throughout by 18.I suspect you will get a fractional answer that needs to be rounded off to the next highest number.That number will be the smallest number of flags that need to be made to make a profit. </SPAN>\n" );
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