SOLUTION: The profit for a company is determined by the equation y = 0.2x - 0.30, where y represents the profit and x represents the number of items sold. How many items must be sold so tha

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Question 387475: The profit for a company is determined by the equation y = 0.2x - 0.30, where y represents the profit and x represents the number of items sold. How many items must be sold so that the profit will be at least $4000?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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4000=0.2x-0.30
4000+0.30=0.2x
4000.30=0.2x
x=20,001.5