document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83703>Question 83703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. (We are working on rational expressions including factoring)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A company that manufactures hospital beds has a fixed monthly cost of $225,000. The average cost per bed, C, for the company to manufacture x beds per month is modeled by the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 550x + 225,000/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many hospital beds can be manufactured per month at an average cost of $800? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lekelly><B>lekelly(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lekelly><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c=500x+(225000/x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800=500x+(225000/x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1: get rid of the x in the denominator by multiplying by x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800x=500x+225000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 2: get the all the x on one side of the equal side-subtract 500x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300x=225000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3: solve for x by dividing 300 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=750---your answer! </SPAN>\n" );
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