SOLUTION: TechWiz Electronics makes a profit of 35 for each MP3 player sold and 18 for each DVD player sold. Last week, TechWiz sold a combined total of 147 MP3 and DVD players. Let be the

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Question 1167140: TechWiz Electronics makes a profit of 35 for each MP3 player sold and 18 for each DVD player sold. Last week, TechWiz sold a combined total of 147 MP3 and DVD players.
Let be the number of MP3 players TechWiz sold last week. Write an expression for the combined total profit (in dollars) TechWiz made from MP3 and DVD players last week.
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TechWiz Electronics makes a profit of 35 for each MP3 player sold and 18 for each DVD player sold.
Last week, TechWiz sold a combined total of 147 MP3 and DVD players.
Let highlight%28x%29 be the number of MP3 players TechWiz sold last week.
Write an expression for the combined total profit (in dollars) TechWiz made from MP3 and DVD players last week.
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Solution 

The requested expression is


     the combined total profit (in dollars) TechWiz made from MP3 and DVD players last week = 35x + 18*(147-x).

The formula is self-explanatory.


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