document.write( "Question 1100025: If f(x)=5x−100 represents the profit function for x items that require a total of $100 investments and return a profit of $5 each, how many items must be sold to break even? \n" ); document.write( "

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profit=revenue-cost
\n" ); document.write( "We know the total investment 100
\n" ); document.write( "We know profit per item 5
\n" ); document.write( "We don't know revenue.
\n" ); document.write( "If the $5 were revenue, then we would need to sell 20 items to break even. There would be no profit.
\n" ); document.write( "But there is profit on each item.\r
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